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Benedetta

Genre

Film drama

Cast

Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Daphne Patakia, Clotilde Courau, Louise Chevillotte

Directed by

Paul Verhoeven

Benedetta

Genre

Film drama

Cast

Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Daphne Patakia, Clotilde Courau, Louise Chevillotte

Directed by

Paul Verhoeven
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Where it was filmed 'Benedetta'

Inspired by Judith C. Brown’s book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta was shot before the Covid-19 pandemic and portrays an epidemic with its subsequent restrictions. The setting is Tuscany, devasted by the bubonic plague at the end of the 17th century. The book recounts that the epidemic affected all the region but saved Pescia for a decade.

Locations included: the borgo of Montepulciano where a majestic set, near the monumental Porta al Prato, required hundreds of extras and trained horses that came from France - a massive wooden gate was created that opened and closed to allow for carriages to pass and was removed at the end of the shoot. San Quirico and Val d’Orcia: near the Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta young Benedetta stops to pray to the Virgin Mary.

The borgo of Bevagna in Umbria was also a location, taken back 400 years in time it provided the exterior of the Convent of Pescia that welcomes Benedetta. Some of the most obvious modifications made for the film include the reconstruction of part of the staircase of teatro Torti in piazza Silvestri and the fake walls added to the covered market.

The historical centre of Perugia, another location, was invaded by those sick with the plague (mannequins) strewn on the ground and in funeral carts, taken away by corpse carriers. One sequence follows a carriage from via delle Volteto piazza 4 Novembre where a pyre is being built.

The production also shot in France, in the Var region and in La Roque-d'Antheron, in particular for the interiors of the convent and the church.

Where it was filmed 'Benedetta'

Inspired by Judith C. Brown’s book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta was shot before the Covid-19 pandemic and portrays an epidemic with its subsequent restrictions. The setting is Tuscany, devasted by the bubonic plague at the end of the 17th century. The book recounts that the epidemic affected all the region but saved Pescia for a decade.

Locations included: the borgo of Montepulciano where a majestic set, near the monumental Porta al Prato, required hundreds of extras and trained horses that came from France - a massive wooden gate was created that opened and closed to allow for carriages to pass and was removed at the end of the shoot. San Quirico and Val d’Orcia: near the Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta young Benedetta stops to pray to the Virgin Mary.

The borgo of Bevagna in Umbria was also a location, taken back 400 years in time it provided the exterior of the Convent of Pescia that welcomes Benedetta. Some of the most obvious modifications made for the film include the reconstruction of part of the staircase of teatro Torti in piazza Silvestri and the fake walls added to the covered market.

The historical centre of Perugia, another location, was invaded by those sick with the plague (mannequins) strewn on the ground and in funeral carts, taken away by corpse carriers. One sequence follows a carriage from via delle Volteto piazza 4 Novembre where a pyre is being built.

The production also shot in France, in the Var region and in La Roque-d'Antheron, in particular for the interiors of the convent and the church.

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Data sheet

Genre
Film drama
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Cast
Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Daphne Patakia, Clotilde Courau, Louise Chevillotte
Country of production
France, the Netherlands, Belgium
Year
2021
Setting year
1600
Production

SBS ProductionsPathé, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Topkapi Films, Belga Productions

Plot
Late 1600s, Italy is devastated by plague. Benedetta Carlini begins her novitiate in the convent of Pescia, Tuscany. From her youth, she was known for miracle working. Her arrival at the convent will radically upset the life of her fellow nuns.

The locations

Bevagna
Region: Umbria Type: Historical village (Borgo) Territory: Borgo (walled/fortified village), Countryside, Hill
Cappella della Madonna di Vitaleta
Region: Toscana Type: Chapel Territory: Countryside
Montepulciano
Region: Toscana Type: Historical village (Borgo) Territory: Hill
Perugia
Region: Umbria Type: City Territory: Hill
Val d'Orcia
Region: Toscana Type: Valley Territory: Countryside, Hill

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