As she grapples with that revelation, she falls in love with her caretaker, a young nun named Bartolomea .
Verhoeven, whose last movie “Elle” played in Cannes in 2016, entered the Palais with a spring in his step, as he cheered back — clapping his hands in enthusiasm — on his way to his seat.
The Cannes Film Festival began earlier this week, with expanded COVID-19 protocols on the most glamorous red carpet in the world.