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ClassicLady
More importantly than illustrating the ceremonies of electing a new Pope, this movie illuminates the self-doubts, inner turmoil, human feelings and struggle to apply faith to everyday living that men of the highest order of the Catholic church experience. Very good movie.nbats
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I appreciated the way that much of the pomp and circumstance of the Vatican was handled and the plot of Quinn's ascendancy to the Pontificate was by far the most interesting of the three in the movie. The David Janssen thing with the wife...seems to me that was added for those who would not be interested in a movie about the Vatican, in which case I would ask...why are you watching the movie?! The final plot line, that of the starving Chinese nation and their crazed leader intent on seizing Southeast Asia, was the most absurd of the bunch and the ending seemed like capitulation rather than beneficence.For me I wished that Quinn had a better script to work with and I felt like the movie ended with an hour and a half to go...
daisyaday
It's a strange movie set in the 1980's, while it was filmed in the 60's; yet the clothes and hairstyles are from the 60's era. Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn are good, but it could have used some more editing; it's over 2 1/2 hours and drags in places. "The footage showing the arrival of the Cardinals and the crowds gathering in St. Peter's Square is taken from news reels and other archive films that documented the events between the death of Pope John XXIII and the election of Pope Paul VI in 1963. "IMDBAngioW
This movie seems to nicely portray the ceremonies and procedures of becoming Pope but the idea of selling off Vatican treasures to feed the starving Chinese makes little sense.