Follia: Benedetta

: Devastated and alone, Guglielmo needs a new shop assistant. He hires Luna , a brazen, colorful, and completely "unsuitable" young woman from the Roman suburbs who knows nothing about religious decor.

: Her story is often cited as one of the few recorded historical instances of female same-sex relationships in the early modern period, oscillating between being viewed as divine inspiration or psychological "folly". Benedetta follia

: Her "madness" (visions and stigmata) led to her being promoted to Abbess, but it also drew the scrutiny of the Vatican. Investigations eventually uncovered her secret romantic relationship with another nun, Bartolomea. : Devastated and alone, Guglielmo needs a new shop assistant

The film is a heart-warming comedy about a man whose rigid world is turned upside down by an unexpected friendship. : Her "madness" (visions and stigmata) led to

: As a nun in a Renaissance-era convent, she claimed to experience vivid religious and erotic visions of Jesus Christ.

The phrase translates to "Blessed Madness". Depending on what you are looking for, it typically refers to the 2018 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone, though it shares thematic roots with the true historical story of the 17th-century nun Benedetta Carlini (often depicted in the 2021 film Benedetta ). The Story of the Movie Benedetta Follia (2018)