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'Conclave' and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne

Oct. 23, 2024 13:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Harris had just completed a trilogy of novels about Cicero when he watched the election of Pope Benedict live on television. As a chronicler of power and its mutations, the scene — the Sistine Chapel smoke signaling a decision, of course, but also the whole, secretive...

Movie Review: It’s all politics at the Vatican in ‘Conclave’

Oct. 23, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

In Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” the selection of the pope is no holy affair. Instead, it’s a petty, political campaign carried out in secrecy, where gossip flows, agendas are malleable and loyalties are fleeting. All are there to serve God, they say. But we all know how helpful that has been...