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Two women in medieval dress, one in a dark hooded robe, the other with long dark hair, engaged in a conversation.
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How Paul Verhoeven defies genre trappings with Benedetta

by Charles Bramesco

‘Nun­spoil­ta­tion’ doesn’t quite cut it when it comes to the work of this fiendish­ly tal­ent­ed auteur.
Elderly man with white hair smiling, against background of religious imagery including cross and nun's habit.
Interviews

Paul Verhoeven: ‘I identify far more with the “female” part of my brain’

by Justine Smith

The Dutch provo­ca­teur chats les­bian nuns, alter­nate real­i­ties and his undy­ing love for Quentin Tarantino.
Woman in nun's habit with outstretched arms in a crowd scene.
Review

Benedetta

by Hannah Strong

Dutch mas­ter provo­ca­teur Paul Ver­ho­even serves up a blas­phe­mous delight in his con­vent-set Ital­ian romp.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Benedetta – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Lip-smack­ing provo­ca­tion and saucy humour abounds in Paul Verhoeven’s rip-roar­ing nun­sploita­tion romp.
Two faces in close embrace, one woman and one man, intimate and emotional moment.
Home Ents

How Basic Instinct turned the erotic thriller on its head

by Anton Bitel

Paul Verhoeven’s sub­ver­sive 1992 film is a Hitch­cock­ian thriller with the kink brought to the surface.
Two women, one with dark hair comforting another with blonde hair, in a dimly lit room with candles.
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Nuns get hot under the collar in the Benedetta trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Vir­ginie Efi­ra, Lam­bert Wil­son and Char­lotte Ram­pling lead Paul Verhoeven’s Cannes-bound drama.
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Festivals

15 films we’d like to see at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

With Wes Ander­son, Leos Carax and Paul Ver­ho­even locked in, we’re ready to keep the rumour mill turning.
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Home Ents

Revisiting Paul Verhoeven’s sexually explicit answer to Grease

by Anton Bitel

The 1980 com­ing-of-ager Spet­ters is one of the Dutch master’s most uncom­pro­mis­ing and con­tro­ver­sial works.
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Home Ents

Revisiting Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man and its straight-to-video sequel

by Anton Bitel

Both film are now avail­able as part of a spe­cial collector’s edi­tion box set.
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Festivals

You Don’t Nomi – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Paul Verhoeven’s infa­mous­ly trashy Show­girls is reap­praised by com­men­ta­tors and fans ahead of its 25th anniversary.