“Who, what, where, when, how? Valid questions. But, I learned as a cub stringer, never under any circumstance, if it is remotely within your power to resist the impulse, never ask a man why. It… it tightens a fellow up”
You don’t have to ask an artsit why, they’ve already answered in the only way that matters. The work exists because it had to, and pressing for explanations only pulls something instinctive into the realm of overthinking. Not everything needs…
This film is a profound exploration of what happens when the leadership of a religious body, designed to serve God, loses sight of that core purpose. Against the background of a new election after the death of a pope, the story uncovers a complex web of personal ambitions and ideological divides, with candidates contending for influence in the name of tradition, progress, or mere personal principle.
To me this film manages to portray the emptiness that arises when religious leaders…
