Before the shooting of Benedetta, in which she appeared naked on several occasions, Virginie Efira had imposed on herself a drastic diet, of which she is not very proud. Explanations.
On July 9, 2021, Virginie Efira was on the bill of Benedetta, a film mixing sex and religion, which paints the portrait of a nun with morals contrary to morality, in the ultra-conservative Italy of the 17th century. The feature film caused a lot of talk and was presented in competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. While she appeared fully naked in several scenes, the actress confided in her physical preparation in the columns of Paris MatchJuly 1, 2021. An exercise that was not easy for the one who is actually “extremely modest” : “I did sports and a diet to make my body acceptable according to certain dictates, which I am not necessarily proud of” she had explained to our colleagues. And to add: “At least it allowed me not to be in apnea during the filming”.
Not so comfortable with her body as one might think, the 46-year-old actress admits having also had to prepare mentally for nude scenesespecially those where she is alone, “the most complicated” according to her. “I recently shot a movie in which I run down the street naked, like crazy. My heart was beating at 200 an hour” she had told our colleagues.
Benedetta: how did Virginie Efira manage the many sex scenes?
Invited on the Daily set, June 22, 2021, Virgine Efira had already mentioned the many torrid scenes that can be found in Benedetta. “From the moment we shoot with Paul Verhoeven (the director, editor’s note), we imagine that it will not be completely the Countess of Ségur” had recognized the companion of Niels Schneider, who had therefore not been surprised to discover the sex scenes, which she had even finally had fun shooting: “Filming a coitus, two bodies that fit together, has no interest, except with Paul Verhoeven because he is a filmmaker who is interested in showing what is behind the gestures, behind the bodily choreography” .