Inspired by true events, the movie centers around cardinal jorge. Pope francis a man of his word is intended to be a personal journey with pope francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him. Pope francis ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to todays global questions from death, social justice, immigration, ecology, wealth inequality, materialism, and the role of the family. The movie the two popes movie stars sir anthony hopkins as pope benedict and jonathan pryce as the future pope francis. Netflix is making a movie about the election of pope francis, starring jonathan pryce and anthony hopkins. Throughout this quarantine netflix has offered a wide catalog of movies and series to enjoy at home, given the call of the health authorities to stay home as a preventive measure against the coronavirus pandemic. Pope francis a man of his word official trailer hd. The movie stars anthony hopkins as pope benedict xvi and jonathan price as pope francis.
Hopkins has been a wellknown british actor for decades, perhaps best remembered for his chilling portrayal of hannibal the cannibal in the 1991 movie the silence of the lambs. Top 10 anticipated netflix originals for the rest of. The two popes netflix movie true story are pope benedict and. Pope francis, formerly the archbishop of buenos aires, jorge mario. Netflix describes the film as an intimate look at a historic turning point in the catholic church. The two popes is the brand new netflix original movie featuring anthony hopkins and jonathan pryce. Later in the movie, its established that the future pope francis. On his path to becoming pope francis, father jorge bergoglio pursues his religious vocation in a country ravaged by a brutal military dictatorship. With veterans anthony hopkins and jonathan pryce, this biographical drama is. Pope francis consoles a boy who asked if his nonbelieving father is in heaven. The pope s ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to todays global questions. The movie implies that bergoglio cooperated with the argentinian junta and. Jonathan pryce to play pope francis in netflixs the pope.
A pope for everyone features extensive footage of pope francis during his tenure as cardinalarchbishop of buenos aires, and its some very impressive stuff including his homily after a 2012 accident in a popular buenos aires disco killed more than 100 people that. The film, directed by fernando meirelles, initially debuted in late november but became available to stream on netflix last friday dec. The two popes is netflix s next prestige movie, starring two aging caucasian thespians as two aging caucasian popes. Documentary filmmaker wim wenders travels the world with pope francis. The two popes star jonathan pryce talks netflix movie and turning down game of thrones today. Add pope francis to netflixs continually growing tv and movie roster names. The netflix movie, the two popes, shows pope benedict and pope francis sharing pizza and soda, but in real life theyre locked in an ideological stalemate. The netflix movie, the two popes, shows pope benedict and pope francis sharing pizza and soda, but in real life theyre locked in an.
After the two popes, will the next movie be called the. The two popes trailer song by chupa cabra 29th august 2019 academy award winner anthony hopkins is pope benedict xvi and golden globe nominee jonathan pryce is pope francis in the upcoming netflix film the two popes. It has been showing in select theaters since november 27. Call me francis examines the prepapal life of jorge. Behind vatican walls, the conservative pope benedict and the liberal future pope francis. The pope from the new world, this film titled pope francis.
Netflix will release the two popes in select theaters on november 27 in the us, november 29 in the uk and on netflix. Blessed with oscar noms for leading actor jonathan pryce, supporting actor anthony hopkins and. First things has comprehensively demolished the new netflix movie the two popes, starring anthony hopkins as a grumpy pope benedict and jonathan pryce as a radiant cardinal jorge bergoglio, today. A man of his word 2018 pg 1h 36m documentaries documentary filmmaker wim wenders travels the world with pope francis, recording the controversial pontiffs humanist views in a sharply divided age. Jonathan pryce, who plays pope francis, is in the running for best actor in a leading role. Starring jonathan pryce as francis and anthony hopkins as his predecessor, pope benedict xvi, the netflix film dramatizes the transition in vatican leadership, with the stiff, practically. The site wrote that the drama is starting more modestly than other recent netflix titles. It is set in 2012, the year before pope benedict xvi chose to resign. Your guide for catholic movies and shows to watch on. But pryce, who plays pope francis in the netflix film, tells people in this weeks issue vatican officials reacted warmly to the movie and requested a dvd for the current pontiff. Jonathan pryce as cardinal jorge mario bergoglio, the future pope francis. Netflix officially became a member of the mpaa in january.
Call me francis is unafraid to delve into francis intellectual conflicts. Recommended movies on netflix to see this good friday. Despite its title, the movie is in many ways a biopic about one pope, jorge mario bergoglio, later known as pope francis, though benedict xvi also appears as an important supporting character. Based in real life events, this movie chronicles the events that transpired when pope benedict and future pope francis find common ground, forging a new path for the catholic church. With tens of thousands of movies and television shows available on netflix, hulu and amazon prime video, it can be difficult to find content that engages the catholic imagination.
The two popes is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by fernando meirelles and written. Documentary filmmaker wim wenders travels the world with pope francis, recording the controversial pontiffs humanist views in a sharply divided age. Netflix uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. The two popes is a new movie coming to netflix on december 20. Netflix released a teaser for a new film entitled the two popes. Jonathan pryce plays as cardinal bergoglio, who is now pope francis. Tv series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and. Anthony hopkins as pope benedict xvi, and jonathan pryce as pope francis. Pope francis a man of his word 2018 pope francis embarks on a personal journey to present his work of reform and answer todays global questions from his deep concern for the poor and wealth inequality to his involvement in environmental issues, social justice and calls for peace.
A man of his word 2018 pg 1h 36m documentaries documentary filmmaker wim wenders travels the world with pope francis, recording the controversial pontiffs humanist views in a sharply divided. Call me francis examines the prepapal life of jorge bergoglio home. But the movie seems to take its cue from bergoglio, who insists that serving god is about being among actual human beings. With anthony hopkins, jonathan pryce, juan minujin, luis gnecco. Rent pope francis movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. There are few things that would make the film version of the complicated reallife relationship between pope benedict and pope francis a mustwatch. Documentary films, biographical documentaries, swiss movies, spiritual. The two popes official trailer 2019 anthony hopkins. Pope francis a man of his word, is intended to be a personal journey with pope francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him. Pope francis was born on december 17, 1936 in buenos aires, federal district, argentina as jorge mario bergoglio. The netflix movie begins with the line inspired by true events, but it shows a huge number of things that never happened, from cardinal bergoglio offering his resignation in person to.
The two popes, the movie starring anthony hopkins and jonathan pryce as popes benedict and francis respectively, is getting a netflix release this week. Behind vatican walls, the conservative pope benedict xvi and the liberal future pope francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the catholic church. For this good friday, the streaming platform has several movie options inspired by the life and death of jesus. Does the two popes fairly represent francis and benedict.
The true story behind the movie the two popes time. Pope francis a man of his word 2018 movie moviefone. Pope benedict xvi forms a surprising friendship with the future pope francis. Netflix s miniseries renders a textured, honest, yet sympathetic portrait of our current pontiff before he was pope. Heres whats true and whats apocryphal in netflixs new. Pope francis a man of his word is a personal journey, which sets out to present pope francis work of reform and his answers to todays global questions. Netflixs the two popes is a historical drama about two popes in. Controversial netflix two popes film nominated for three. Jonathan pryce and anthony hopkins as pope francis and pope benedict xvi in the two popes. Anthony hopkins is pope benedict xvi and jonathan pryce is pope francis, the respective movie heroes of the right and of the left. Of course, the netflix movie is a fiction, almost a caricature. Netflix movie the pope will chronicle the transition. The two popes official trailer 2019 anthony hopkins, netflix movie hd subscribe to rapid trailer for all the latest movie trailers.
The story of pope francis development as a religious leader during argentinas dirty war is chronicled. The two popes netflix movie true story are pope benedict. At a key turning point for the catholic church, pope benedict xvi forms a surprising friendship with the future pope francis. A new netflix production, the two popes centers on several imagined meetings between pope benedict xvi and cardinal jorge bergoglio in the. Pope francis a man of his word is a rare coproduction with the vatican.
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