Hollywood never hesitates to tackle sensitive topics, and due to this quality, the film industry has earned a unique position in the world. Continuing this tradition, a movie called Conclave with an extraordinary concept is releasing on October 25, 2024. The story follows a Cardinal, a member of the Catholic Church, who takes on the responsibility of organizing an election to find the Pope’s successor after the current Pope passes away.
Now, while this may sound simple, but its not. Cardinal Lawrence discovers that there are many secrets the Pope had kept hidden from everyone. Along with solving and understanding these matters, he also faces the dilemma of dealing with the internal politics that play a significant role in the papacy selection process. This very element fills Conclave with the intrigue and tension of a captivating mystery thriller.
Conclave Movie Quotes
1. The pope is dead. The throne is vacant.
2. – What happened?
– They say a heart attack.
3. You know how rumor spreads, and one and a quarter billion souls watching.
4. Well, Cardinal Lawrence, it seems the responsibility for the conclave falls upon you.
5. The supervision of this election, is a duty I never thought I’d have to perform.
6. They are sequestered, and they must be shielded from all news that may influence their judgment, you understand?
7. – No sane man would want the papacy.
– The men who are dangerous are the ones who do want it.
8. – I’m wondering if I could have a word in private?
– You look anxious. Everything under control?
9. We’ll never find a candidate who doesn’t have any kind of black mark against them.
10. Although we sisters are supposed to be invisible, God has nevertheless given us eyes and ears.
11. – This is a conclave, Aldo, it’s not a war.
– It is a war! And you have to commit to a side.
12. There is one sin which I have come to fear above all others… certainty. If there was only certainty, and no doubt, there would be no mystery. And therefore, no need for faith.
13. – I’d say this is a pretty fair vision of hell.
– Well, don’t be blasphemous, Ray. Hell arrives tomorrow when we bring in the cardinals.
14. – No sane man would want the papacy.
– Some of our colleagues seem to want it.
15. Another cardinal has just turned up. He was never on our list.
16. The Holy Father was spying on all of us.
17. What did you discuss with the Holy Father in that final meeting?
18. – I should pretend this conversation never took place.
– But it has taken place!
19. – Why did the Holy Father in his last official act as Pope choose me to run this conclave?
– The reasons would become clear soon enough.
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Conclusion
Based on the 2011 novel Conclave by Robert Harris, this movie is set to release on October 25, directed by Edward Berger.
The movie was first premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2024, and will be released to audiences in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2024.
Made on a budget of $20 million, Conclave stars Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence. Alongside him, prominent roles will be played by Stanley Tucci, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Carlos Diehz, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, and Merab Ninidze.