The Two Popes
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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Fernando Meirelles
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Manuel São Bento
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on for a bit too long. Rating: B
CinemaSerf
This is quite a clever piece of work. Both performances demonstrate a complex, sometimes conflicted, humanity in a touching and thought-provoking way. Hopkins, as the scholarly Benedict XVI coming to realise that he no longer feels capable - for various reasons - to remain Pontiff and Pryce as Cardinal Bergoglio with whom he has little in common, and who has come to Rome to seek his permission to retire. The story focuses more on the trials and tribulations of Bergoglio as he rises to prominence in the Jesuit order and navigates the political turmoil of Argentina in the 70s and 80s where he develops a much less "conservative" approach to the issues facing the Catholic Church than his Pope. By the conclusion, however, both men appear reconciled to the honesty and integrity of the other. The extent to which the detail is true is anyone's guess - but by using humour, sport and even ABBA, this proves to be an intimate observational film that is certainly one of Netflix' better commissions.
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Fernando Meirelles is the director of The Two Popes.
The cast of The Two Popes includes Jonathan Pryce as Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis, Anthony Hopkins as Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI, Cecilia Dazzi as Nun, Renato Scarpa as Camerlengo, Vincent Riotta as Driver, Willie Jonah as Cardinal Arinze, Juan Minujín as Young Jorge Bergoglio, Cristina Banegas as Lisabetta, Libero De Rienzo as Roberto, Federico Torre as Protodeacon Estevez, Simón Hempe as Drug Dealer, Pope Francis as Himself (archive footage), and more.
The duration of The Two Popes is 2h 5 mins.
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The Two Popes was released on 27 Nov 2019.
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The Two Popes has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on f..."
