Zemlja / Country: Francuska, Holandija
Godina / Year: 2021.
Trajanje / Runtime: 127 min.
Produkcija / Production: SBS Productions, Pathé, Belga Films Fund
Reditelj / Director: Paul Verhoeven
Scenario / Screenplay: David Birke, Judith C. Brown, Paul Verhoeven
Producenti / Producers: Conchita Airoldi, Saïd Ben Saïd, Kevin Chneiweiss, Fabrice Delville
Direktor fotografije / Cinematography: Jeanne Lapoirie
Montaža / Editing: Job ter Burg
Scenografija / Production design: Katia Wyszkop
Kostimi / Costumes: Pierre-Jean Larroque
Italija, 17. vek. Benedeta Karlini stiže u manastir u Toskani, gde tvrdi da je još kao mala mogla da čini čuda. U Italiji vlada kuga, pa je Benedetu i njene isceliteljske moći stanovništvo prihvatilo kao svetiteljku. Ubrzo se manastiru pridružuje i siromašna mlada žena, Bartolomea. Iako prvobitno uznemirena njenim dolaskom, Benedeta se upušta u romantičnu vezu sa novom monahinjom.
Italy, the 17th century. Benedetta Carlini arrives to a convent in Tuscany, where she claims to have been capable of performing miracles since she was a child. This was a time of plague in Italy, so Benedetta and her healing powers were accepted as holy by local inhabitants. A poor young woman, Bartolomea, joins the convent shortly afterwards. Although at first upset by her arrival, Benedetta slowly gets involved in a romantic relationship with the new nun.
Paul Verhoeven je diplomirao fiziku i matematiku na Univerzitetu u Leidenu. Ušao je u Kraljevsku holandsku mornaricu, gde je započeo filmsku karijeru snimajući dokumentarce za mornaricu, a kasnije i za TV. Kada su njegovi filmovi ,,Soldaat van Oranje” (1977) i ,,De vierde man” (1983), dobili međunarodno priznanje, Verhoeven se preselio u SAD. Njegov prvi američki film bio je ,,Flesh+Blood” (1985), ali veliki uspeh na blagajni postigao je ostvarenjima ,,Robokap” (1987) i ,,Total Recall” (1990). Ponekad optužen za prikazivanje prekomernog nasilja u svojim filmovima, Verhoeven odgovara da snima samo nasilje u društvu. Verhoeven je napisao dva scenarija: ,,Soldaat van Oranje” (1977) i ,,Flesh+Blood” (1985). Takođe je režirao epizodu TV serije HBO ,,The Hitchhiker” (1983).
Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden, with a degree in Math and Physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. When his films “Soldaat van Oranje” (1977) and “De vierde man” (1983) won international recognition, Verhoeven moved to the USA. His first US film was “Flesh+Blood” (1985), but ‘’RoboCop’’ (1987) and ‘’Total Recall’’ were the films which made him a great box office success. Sometimes accused of portraying excessive violence in his films, Verhoeven replies that he is only recording the violence of society. He wrote two screenplays: ‘’Soldaat van Oranje’’ (1977) and ‘’Flesh+Blood’’ (1985). He also directed an episode of an HBO TV series ‘’The Hitchhiker’’ (1983).
