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Berlin: Pathe Picks Up Paul Verhoeven's 'Blessed Virgin' for France
Pathe will also handle international sales on the drama, which re-teams Verhoeven with 'Elle' actress Virginie Efira, playing a 15th century nun who begins an affair with another woman.
Pathe Films has picked up French rights for Blessed Virgin, the new film from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (Elle).
Pathe will also handling international sales for the film, introducing the title to buyers in Cannes this year. Pathe will release the film in France in 2019.
This will be the third Verhoeven film to land at Pathe. The French group released his 1995 stripper drama Showgirls and the 2006 WWII drama Black Book.
Blessed Virgin stars Elle actress Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a novice nun capable of performing miracles, who joins an Italian convent in the late 15th century, as plague is ravaging the land. While at the convent she begins a love affair with another woman.
Said Ben Said's SBS Productions, which produced Elle, will produce the new film, with shooting set to start in August.
Verhoeven, best known for his Hollywood tentpoles, including Robocop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, has enjoyed a late career revival following Elle, which premiered in Cannes in 2016 and went on to score a best actress Oscar nomination for star Isabelle Huppert.
Berlin: Pathe Picks Up Paul Verhoeven's 'Blessed Virgin' for France
Pathe will also handle international sales on the drama, which re-teams Verhoeven with 'Elle' actress Virginie Efira, playing a 15th century nun who begins an affair with another woman.
Pathe Films has picked up French rights for Blessed Virgin, the new film from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (Elle).
Pathe will also handling international sales for the film, introducing the title to buyers in Cannes this year. Pathe will release the film in France in 2019.
This will be the third Verhoeven film to land at Pathe. The French group released his 1995 stripper drama Showgirls and the 2006 WWII drama Black Book.
Blessed Virgin stars Elle actress Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a novice nun capable of performing miracles, who joins an Italian convent in the late 15th century, as plague is ravaging the land. While at the convent she begins a love affair with another woman.
Said Ben Said's SBS Productions, which produced Elle, will produce the new film, with shooting set to start in August.
Verhoeven, best known for his Hollywood tentpoles, including Robocop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, has enjoyed a late career revival following Elle, which premiered in Cannes in 2016 and went on to score a best actress Oscar nomination for star Isabelle Huppert.