Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy
by Judith Cora Brownliterary work· published 1986
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Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy is a non-fiction book by American historian Judith C. Brown, published by Oxford University Press on November 14, 1985, in hardback and on December 11, 1986, in paperback. The book was adapted into the 2021 film Benedetta, starring Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini.
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Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy was adapted into a 2021 film.
Benedetta2021 · film · 131 min · dir. Paul Verhoeven · IMDb ↗A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
