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“Hi, My name is Edward Berger and I’m the director of the movie “Conclave.” So we’re about 30 minutes into the movie. We’ve set up the place as the Vatican and the Pope has died. And now Cardinal Lawrence, the character played by Ralph Fiennes, is the Dean of the College of Cardinals, meaning he … Read more
Ralph Fiennes was hanging out with a Catholic cardinal. The “English Patient” actor was preparing for his next role, as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in the pope movie “Conclave,” in theaters Oct. 25, and wanted to spend time with the real deal. Head-first Fiennes went a bit further than that. “I get a text from Ralph, … Read more
movie review CONCLAVE Running time: <br>120 minutes <br>Rated PG (thematic material and smoking). <br>In theaters Nov. 8 You could call “Conclave,” the juicy new Vatican thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, a pope opera. Director Edward Berger’s movie, which played Monday in the Toronto International Film Festival, is no sober depiction of the inner workings of the … Read more