The Two Popes (2019)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
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Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins deliver a sit-back-and-marvel double-act masterclass that will be spoken of in the same breath as Travolta and Jackson in Pulp Fiction or Davis and Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins deliver a sit-back-and-marvel double-act masterclass that will be spoken of in the same breath as De Niro and Pacino in Heat or Davis and Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
The same goes, roughly, for The Two Popes a docudrama directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) about the passing of the torch from Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) to Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce) in 2013.
Director Fernando Meirelles (“City of God” (2002)) finds 2013 as a backdrop for his insightful, engrossing conversational film that features three key discussions between Popes Francis and Benedict during their transition of power.
Working with two outstanding lead performances, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles (City of God), a vibrant visual stylist, and smart scripter Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour) have turned the drama of guilt and forgiveness, sin and salvation into cinematic pleasure.
“The Two Popes” is a surprising offering from Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles , best known for intense and feverish films like “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener.”
Perhaps that particular decision was made by director Fernando Meirelles—an odd choice for this talky, stage-bound project, since Meirelles remains most celebrated for the propulsive City Of God .
Directed by Fernando Meirelles ( “City of God,” “The Constant Gardener” ) from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten (“ Darkest Hour,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” ), the film begins in 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II.
The Two Popes is a far cry from critical Peter Mullan’s The Magdalene Sisters or Pablo Larrain’s The Club, but it benefits from tackling difficult subjects, but packaging them in a manner that will have broad appeal.
The Two Popes is a far cry from the deconstruction of the institutions of the church seen in films such as Peter Mullan's Golden Lion winner The Magdalene Sisters or the Berlin Grand Prix laureate The Club.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes and the recent Child’s Play reboot both surged towards brilliance as they found fresh takes on well-known material, then fell prey to sticking to the material.