THE Death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 attracted renewed attention to Conclavewhich was located in the Vatican cloister world during The electoral process for a new Pope.
According to figures published Tuesday, The other in the film jumped 283% following the news of the Pope's death.
In the adaptation by Edward Berger of a Robert Harris Roman, from a script of the Oscar -winning scriptwriter Peter Straughan, the election of a new pope is represented as a commented case, full of intestine struggles and political mangoes by the cardinals who are jostling for the power and the lever effect on their rivals.
Although the film is in no way a documentary, he decided to recreate a real papal conclave as precisely as possible. However, the warning here is that very little about the true internal functioning of a conclave, because participants must make a secret wish.
Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence in “ conclave '' (Philippe Antonello / Focus Functions)
We know that the global logistics shown in the film is largely precise. We see cardinals played by tastes Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow Living, Eating (and Vaping) Ensemble at Casa Santa Marta, a guest house on the field of the apostolic palace in the city of Vatican. The guest house shown in the film was a shoot, but Real cardinals will be sequestrated there from the beginning of May.
The voting process, which takes place in the Sistine Chapelis also posted with precision. The cardinals will note the name of their vote for the next pope, then will place these votes in a sealed container. Once the votes have been totaled, an official will read them aloud. If a majority of two thirds are not reached, they will be burned with an additive that produces black smoke. It is only when a decision was made that the additive will not be used, and Smoke will burn white to announce that a new pope has been selected.
A major difference between the process as indicated in the film and the reality is that the role played by Ralph Fiennes“The character, Cardinal Lawrence, confuses two real positions. In the film, Cardinal Lawrence acts like Camerlengo, which takes control of the Holy See, which governs the Catholic Church And the Vatican, after the death of the Pope. He is also considered to be the dean of the Cardinals College, who oversees the election of the new Pope.
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell took over the Holy See as Camerlengo (Reuters)
In reality, Camerlengo is Cardinal Kevin Farrell. American of Irish origin, Cardinal Farrell was responsible for announcing the death of Pope FrancisSeal the papal apartment and break the pontiff's pontiff ring, which symbolizes that there is now a vacant position in the Vatican. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, an Italian, is the real dean of the College of Cardinals. He will supervise the rally of the conclave and will also be the one who will ask the newly elected pope which name he will take, because the cardinal Lawrence of Fiennes is represented in the film.
White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which means that the cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013, at the Vatican (AFP / Getty)
Another key error in the film is that a “cardinal in pectore” is represented as participant in the conclave. A “cardinal with pctore” is a cardinal who was appointed by the Pope in secret, which can actually happen. However, unlike the pivot part, Cardinal Vincent Benitez (Carlos Diehz) is shown by playing ConclaveA secret cardinal would not be authorized to participate in the elections of a new pope.
In an interview The Hollywood Reporter Last year, Conclave The director Berger explained that he had spoken to cardinals who had been involved in the conclaves of general details, and also hired a religious advisor, but did not directly approach the Vatican. “It's an insane approach,” said Berger. “First, they will not help you, and secondly, they should not.”
