Benedetta

2021 Drama | Romance | History
66%

In the late 15th century, with plague ravaging the land, Benedetta Carlini joins the convent in Pescia, Tuscany, as a novice. Capable from an early age of performing miracles, Benedetta’s impact on life in the community is immediate and momentous.

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Benedetta' is exactly the kind of movie Father Ted warned us about

Benedetta Carlini (Virginie Efra), a nun in 17th century Italy, receives visions of Jesus Christ and eventually, through political machinations, becomes the abbess of her convent and usurps the longstanding abbess, Felicita (Charlotte Rampling). During all this, Benedetta conducts a sexual relationship with fellow nun Bartolomea (Daphne Patakia) and begins to draw more power to herself, all while a virulent plague inches towards the abbey...

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