Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s Conclave, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.
The Pope is dead, and the red-clad Cardinals gather to choose the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, in a conclave led by the Dean of Cardinals, Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes). That might not sound too exciting as a film but Conclave is highly entertaining, turning that premise into a tense political thriller, with personal ambitions, clashing factions, twists and secrets, as competing visions for the church’s future and ambitious men vie one of the most powerful positions on Earth.
Part of why this film works as a entertaining thriller is the outstanding cast, which includes Ralph Fiennes, in one of his best performances, plus stars like Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, all in fine form.
Another reason it works so well...
The Pope is dead, and the red-clad Cardinals gather to choose the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, in a conclave led by the Dean of Cardinals, Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes). That might not sound too exciting as a film but Conclave is highly entertaining, turning that premise into a tense political thriller, with personal ambitions, clashing factions, twists and secrets, as competing visions for the church’s future and ambitious men vie one of the most powerful positions on Earth.
Part of why this film works as a entertaining thriller is the outstanding cast, which includes Ralph Fiennes, in one of his best performances, plus stars like Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, all in fine form.
Another reason it works so well...
- 10/25/2024
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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