'Conclave' review: It's all politics at the Vatican

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'Conclave' review: It's all politics at the Vatican
MoviesEdward BergerJohn Lithgow
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In Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” the selection of the pope is no holy affair. Instead, it’s a petty, political campaign carried out in secrecy, where gossip flows, agendas are malleable and loyalties are fleeting. Ralph Fiennes leads a great ensemble cast including Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini.

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Fiennes plays Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, the dean of the College of Cardinals, whose duty is to oversee the election of the next pope. That means gathering a group of 100-some clergymen in Rome to vote. With many dreaming of ascending to the position, they’re secluded from the outside world and left to their own devices to lobby for support.There are some formidable forces at play following the death of a more liberal-minded pope.

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