THE ‘BASIC INSTINCTS’ OF TWO NUNS

Paris: Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven is making a film about a lesbian nun with miraculous powers who falls in love with another sister, his producers said on Wednesday. The veteran Dutch film-maker — whose controversial twisted rape thriller Elle starring Isabelle Huppert was a huge critical hit — is working on a drama called the Blessed Virgin. The producers said it is based on the life of 17th-century Italian nun Benedetta Carlini, who caused a sensation when she claimed to see visions of Jesus Christ. Verhoeven will present the project at the Cannes film festival in May, SBS said.