From “Showgirls” To Lesbian Nuns!

Paul Verhoeven’s next project will be “Blessed Virgin,” which will see the director re-team with producer Said Ben Said and actress Virginie Efira from “Elle” on a film about a lesbian nun. (Verhoeven also directed the classic “Showgirls.”) The new French-language project was revealed late Tuesday night in a tweet by Said and confirmed by production company SBS on Wednesday. In “Blessed Virgin,” Belgian actress Efira, who had a key role in “Elle,” will play a 17th-century nun who suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. A companion is assigned to assist her through these visions, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic affair.

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