There are other films that serve to understand what the succession will be like, including a film that little is talked about.
The death of the Pope Francis He has revived interest in the papal election process, although his eyes quickly posed in Conclavethe film directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes. There are other films that serve to understand what the succession will be like, including a film that little is discussed: Fisherman’s sandals.
The fisherman’s sandals, a 1968 film directed by Michael Andersontells the story of Kiril Lakota, a Ukrainian archbishop who has spent 20 years in a Soviet gulag and that, unexpectedly, is released and appointed Cardinal. Upon arrival in Rome, Lakota is elected Pope after the death of the prevailing pontiff. From there, the film enters the tensions between faith, power and global responsibility.
The leading role interprets it Anthony Quinn, who plays the Pope with a mixture of solemnity and compassion. His character is faced with both spiritual and political dilemma.
The repercussions and success of the fisherman’s sandals
Although seen today it may seem like a naive movie, at the time it was a brave work. The film was also a pioneer in showing the Vatican behind the scenethe debates between the cardinals and the personal dimension of a Pope faced with a reality that exceeded doctrines. The film offers a human and political portrait of the pontificate, anticipating many of the tensions that would mark the role of the Church in the following decades.
At the time, the fisherman’s sandals received two Oscar nominations (best artistic direction and best soundtrack for Alex North) and was recognized for his daring aesthetic and thematic proposal. While he did not have the box office success that his producers expected, over time he was revalued as an essential work within the cinema of religious and political content.
The fisherman’s sandals is available to see on YouTube.
Source: Ambito
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