Sadly, this little gem has fallen by the wayside, and truly deserves the whole nine yards of restoration and re-release. This is one of those rare Good For The Whole Family productions that lives up to that idea.
Truly heartwarming and uplifting. This is what Disney tried to achieve, and often released in the form of overbearing or overly saccharine productions. It is one of the strongest pro-Catholic films I have ever seen, and not being Catholic it actually affects me to the point that I seriously considered becoming Catholic.
Tom Conti plays a troubled, conflicted man, a simple priest in many ways, who finds himself elected Pope. He questions whether or not he should remain as Pope, or step down. While puttering about in the Vatican garden, his letter is swept away by a gust of wind, and he gets locked out. His security fails to see this, totally enraptured (like the entire nation of Italy) when Italy wins the World Cup.
Watching this film is a revelation to Conti's abilities as an actor. All of the subsidiary actors are excellent, and the story moves along with a sense of power and purpose rarely seen in film.
10 out of 10.
Truly heartwarming and uplifting. This is what Disney tried to achieve, and often released in the form of overbearing or overly saccharine productions. It is one of the strongest pro-Catholic films I have ever seen, and not being Catholic it actually affects me to the point that I seriously considered becoming Catholic.
Tom Conti plays a troubled, conflicted man, a simple priest in many ways, who finds himself elected Pope. He questions whether or not he should remain as Pope, or step down. While puttering about in the Vatican garden, his letter is swept away by a gust of wind, and he gets locked out. His security fails to see this, totally enraptured (like the entire nation of Italy) when Italy wins the World Cup.
Watching this film is a revelation to Conti's abilities as an actor. All of the subsidiary actors are excellent, and the story moves along with a sense of power and purpose rarely seen in film.
10 out of 10.