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eleny

(46,166 posts)
4. We watched it the other night
Sun Dec 22, 2019, 09:41 PM
Dec 2019

Surely it's part fiction and part fact but I watched it all the way through. I liked that they went into the dictatorship history of Argentina in the 70s. We can always study that history after getting an abbreviated look.

Highway61

(2,568 posts)
6. What a wonderful movie
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 10:41 AM
Jan 2020

Charming, humorous, intelligent and moving. The acting was exceptional and the filming beautiful. Tears in my eyes at the end. The dynamic between the two of them was well crafted. Enjoyed immensely.

Fla Dem

(23,351 posts)
7. It was an intriguing and interesting take on their relationship.
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 02:55 PM
Jan 2020

I thought Jonathan Pryce did an excellent job of recreating Pope Francis.

Of course like all of these docu-drama's you have to take the events depicted with a grain of salt. While I'm sure some of the dialogue was based on documented fact and information provided by on the scene staff, there is no way to know for sure.

But even if a small percentage of how their relationship was depicted is accurate, or Pope Francis' s positions accurately portrayed, it was a worthwhile project.

I was impressed at how well the Sistine Chapel was recreated for the filming.

Auggie

(31,060 posts)
8. Wonderful -- how did this not get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture?
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 10:29 AM
Jan 2020

Great plot. Historic, timeless significance. Superb writing and acting. Excellently executed.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
9. I really appreciate this thread and the comments. Hadn't tried it, yet,certainly will now! Thnx. n/t
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:17 AM
Jan 2020
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