Paul Verhoeven’s latest film Benedetta, about a nun who enters into a lesbian relationship in her convent while experiencing erotic visions of Jesus, may be disappointing – but at their best Verhoeven’s films do more than just shock.

Director Paul Verhoeven on megaphone in between scenes from the film ‘Total Recall’, 1990. (Photo by TriStar Pictures/Getty Images)

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