The Pope is dead, and the Vatican must vote to determine a new one. Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence, a British bishop battling with the concept of his faltering faith, who is reluctantly put in charge of leading the voting procedure. Conclave’s simple premise gives rise to a Machiavellian story of deceit, religious identity, and faith within the heart of the Catholic Church. Edward Berger (Deutschland 83, All Quiet on the Western Front) makes his English-language directorial debut, and writer…
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Vermiglio 2024
One can feel the cold in Vermiglio, Maura Delpero’s sophomore film that captures the austere and often melancholic reality of rural mountain life in Northern Italy during WWII. At its center is a family led by Cesare (Tomasso Ragno), a schoolteacher and patriarch, but the story primarily follows his eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi), as she falls in love with Pietro (Guiseppe De Domenico), a deserter and outsider to the village.
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Moonstruck 1987
Completely harmonious (performances especially) and somehow logically consistant. Rare for a comedy.
Watches like a perfect comedic symphony.
Also, one of the best intros for a character, seen in 'Ronnie' (Cage's character).
"I ain't no freaking monument to justice! I lost my hand! I lost my bride! Johnny has his hand! Johnny has his bride!"There we have it.
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