The turtles in Conclave appear throughout the movie, acting as both a key thematic symbol and a tool to foreshadow its ...

Easily the biggest religious controversy at this year’s Academy Awards is with the movie “Conclave.” The film, based on the best-selling novel by Robert Harris and starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley ...

Edward Berger’s Conclave, a political thriller based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel, offers a dramatized portrayal of the secretive process of electing a new Pope. The film presents a visually ...

Ralph Fiennes has said he is “thrilled” to receive a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in pope drama Conclave. This year’s announcement saw Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez lead ...

One film that stands a decent chance in quite a few of the major categories – including Best Picture – is Edgar Berger's papal thriller Conclave, which racked up eight nods on the back of a ...

In the movie, Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) oversees the conclave, in which Catholicism's most powerful leaders vote for a new pope. And with each round of voting, Lawrence uncovers more and more ...

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