The stars are aligned and Paul Verhoeven is making a nunsploitation movie
Admittedly, Blessed Virgin has a better scholarly pedigree that its forebears in convent erotica: it's an adaption of Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy, historian Judith C. Brown's very well-regarded 1986 book about Sister Benedetta Carlini, a 17th century mystic whose claims of visions led to an investigation by the Church that uncovered her sexual relationship with another nun. Carlini defended herself by claiming she had been possessed by a male spirit, and the extensive surviving documentation of her life and trial have provided historians with a rare window into both sexuality and religious practice in the late Renaissance.
The kicker is that Blessed Virgin is being scripted by Verhoeven's Dutch screenwriter, Gerard Soeteman, who collaborated with the director on such classics and cult favorites as Soldier Of Orange, The Fourth Man, Turkish Delight, and most recently on Black Book. We can't wait to see what they cook up.
The kicker is that Blessed Virgin is being scripted by Verhoeven's Dutch screenwriter, Gerard Soeteman, who collaborated with the director on such classics and cult favorites as Soldier Of Orange, The Fourth Man, Turkish Delight, and most recently on Black Book. We can't wait to see what they cook up.
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