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The Two Popes new trailer: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce are both funny and philosophical in Netflix film
5 years, 2 months ago

The Two Popes new trailer: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce are both funny and philosophical in Netflix film

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Fernando Meirelles has directed The Two Popes, which is set for a release on Netflix on 20 December. Ahead of the arrival of the film on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released a new trailer for the upcoming drama The Two Popes. Described as the story of one of the “most dramatic transitions of power in the last …

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I love to work with old actors, says Brazil’s Fernando Meirelles
5 years, 2 months ago

I love to work with old actors, says Brazil’s Fernando Meirelles

Hindustan Times  

Fernando Meirelles is the Brazilian filmmaker best known for City of God, a multi-award-winning film about organised crime in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. He was recently in Mumbai for the MAMI film festival, and chatted about his latest film, the Netflix special The Two Popes; shooting for a biographical comedy-drama, farming, and preferring to work with ‘old’ actors. …

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Fernando Meirelles on directing Netflix's The Two Popes, and why his next film is a timely reminder of climate change
5 years, 2 months ago

Fernando Meirelles on directing Netflix's The Two Popes, and why his next film is a timely reminder of climate change

Firstpost  

Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles’ new Netflix film The Two Popes begins with all things holy and sacred. And then, as the priests vote for who would be the next Pope, an instrumental version of ‘Dancing Queen’ plays in the background, setting the tone of how Meirelles likes to narrate his stories. In one of the exchanges between the two priests …

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From Anthony Hopkins to Joaquin Phoenix: Taking method acting to its pinnacle
5 years, 3 months ago

From Anthony Hopkins to Joaquin Phoenix: Taking method acting to its pinnacle

The Hindu  

Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes is a bit of an anomaly; a delightfully outrageous yet warm and humane film on a seemingly serious subject. Sir Anthony Hopkins plays Pope Benedict, implacable and uncompromising when it comes to the conventions of the church, holding on to institutional values and practices, and yet aware of the inexorable transitions ahead. Jonathan Pryce is …

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Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival 2019: Six films by Netflix to be screened, from The Irishman to Marriage Story
5 years, 3 months ago

Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival 2019: Six films by Netflix to be screened, from The Irishman to Marriage Story

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Five films and one documentary will be part of the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival line-up, including The Two Popes and I Lost My Body. Five films and one documentary will be part of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2019 line up, including The Two Popes, The Irishman, Atlantics, I Lost My Body, Marriage Story, and Bikram: Yogi, …

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MAMI to honour Fernando Meirelles, Deepti Naval with lifetime achievement awards
5 years, 3 months ago

MAMI to honour Fernando Meirelles, Deepti Naval with lifetime achievement awards

The Hindu  

Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles and actor Deepti Naval will be honoured with the Excellence in Cinema awards at Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star. Mr. Meirelles said, “As a director who makes his home on the opposite side of the world from where this festival takes place, I am humbly reminded that cinema is the perfect conduit for …

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The Two Popes review round-up: Netflix film belongs to gifted lead actors who inject warmth into the proceedings
5 years, 4 months ago

The Two Popes review round-up: Netflix film belongs to gifted lead actors who inject warmth into the proceedings

Firstpost  

The Two Popes follows Pope Francis, who, frustrated with the direction of the church, requests permission to retire in 2012, from Pope Benedict. Here are the early reviews of The Two Popes Variety praises Pryce and Hopkins’ on-point acting, and even lauds Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles’ efforts at exploring deadly Papal areas, especially with respect tot he present political scenario. …

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The 100 greatest foreign-language films: who voted?
6 years, 2 months ago

The 100 greatest foreign-language films: who voted?

BBC  

The 100 greatest foreign-language films: who voted? Aguirre, Wrath of God Joseph Fahim – Film critic 1. A Brighter Summer Day Katarina Hedrén – Film critic 1. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels Li Ziwei – FIRST International Film Festival 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Kiichiro Yanashita – Film critic 1.

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