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. …
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 …
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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