Conclave

Fiennes ... makes something believable of Lawrence’s battle for truth and integrity. Isabella Rossellini works magic with a minute supporting role. But few will survive the final scenes without pondering the Italian for “magnificent hokum”.

A major awards contender, this is a deftly executed and gripping tale of secrets, lies and human ambition. Fiennes is magnetic, while the supporting cast conspire to wrap this tale of faith, power and morality in sumptuous dramatic cloth.

It’s the quietly magisterial Fiennes who steals the show.

Conclave has now been brilliantly translated to the big screen. It’s high entertainment, all components expertly marshalled.

It's very entertaining, although I have to say I didn't believe a minute of it.

As with All Quiet On the Western Front, Berger is concerned with machinery and modernity and how they clash with tradition.

With Ralph Fiennes' magnetic performance, Volker Bertelmann's gripping score, and Stéphane Fontaine's immersive cinematography, Conclave stands as one of the most captivating films of the year.

It almost always maintains a pulse of intrigue and I find its mystery about doubt, ambition and institutional corruption in the Catholic Church captivating, with a stellar performance by Ralph Fiennes. [Full review in Spanish]

Ralph Fiennes leads a well-acted and gripping drama of papal election.

In Edward Berger's 'Conclave', religion and power are confused in the midst of a critical election. [Full Review in Spanish]