What if Paul Verhoeven, the director of Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), Starship Troopers (1997), Black Book (2006), and Elle (2016), adapts the novel Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (1987), based on the true story of Sister Benedetta Carlini from the 17th century, into film? Then, all we have to do is wait for a magnificent movie that is delightfully unconventional and satisfying. With delicate mise-en-scene, Paul Verhoeven draws the audience into this mischievous and erotic story in an instant. A master of irony, he talks about contemporary society in this glamorous movie set in the Middle Age when fanaticism and the Black Death were rampant. Widely loved French actress Virginie Efira plays the mysterious nun Benedetta who is in love with a girl and Jesus Christ, and Charlotte Rampling gives an enthusiastic performance as an old nun. (SEO Seunghee)