Conclave (2024) (Guest: Monsignor Raymond Kupke) (episode 54)
About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'Conclave' which portrays the process of electing a new pope.
In Conclave (2024), Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) organizes a conclave to elect a new pope. Key candidates and factions vie with one another as the process plays out until finally a new pope is elected. The film was directed by Edward Berger from a script by Peter Straughan (based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris), and features an all-star cast including Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini. The film provides a window into the process for electing a new p...
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Hafetz
Guest: Monsignor Raymond Kupke
Topics covered
- papal conclave
- film analysis
- electing a pope
- political factions
- cinema
- historical drama
Keywords
- Conclave
- papal election
- Ralph Fiennes
- Edward Berger
- Robert Harris
- Stanley Tucci
- political drama
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Edward Berger
Books & works: Conclave, Conclave (2024), 2016 novel by Robert Harris, script by Peter Straughan
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