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.