That same year , Efira was part of the ensemble cast in the comedy '' Sink or Swim '' directed by Gilles Lellouche , which was screened out of competition at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival , and earned her a Cesar Award nomination , for Best Supporting Actress . Also in 2018 , her performance in the drama '' Keep Going '' was praised , with '' The Hollywood Reporter '' writing that she " is excellent here as a woman caught between her fiercely independent nature and her desire to be a good mother , trying to steer her son on the right path " . The following year , Efira starred in the comedy-drama '' Sibyl '' , her second collaboration with director Justine Triet , playing a psychotherapist who wants to return to writing . The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival , where it received mostly positive reviews with particular praise for Efira 's performance . '' Variety '' stated that " '' Sibyl '' seals the arrival of Efira , once pegged as a likable but lightweight comedienne , as a first-class leading lady of consistently expanding range and elan — with the emotional honesty and deadpan pluck to pull off the more outrageous character turns in Triet and Arthur Harari ’s limber original script . " while '' The Hollywood Reporter '' felt that " the actress plays several roles at the same time — the astute psychologist , the struggling author , the affectionate yet neglectful mom , the fervid lover in two very candid sex scenes — and she does each one extremely well , turning Sibyl ’s altered states into a whole that reflects her drive to be many things at once . " In 2020 , Efira reunited with Paul Verhoeven to appear as Benedetta Carlini , a 17th-century nun who suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions , in the historical drama '' Benedetta ''
2018 Cannes Film Festival
2018 Cannes Film Festival
Virginie Efira