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Saving Grace (1986)
A well-acted and rewarding film.
5 March 2001 - 12 out of 13 users found this review helpful.
A gentle and, to some extent, undemanding film, Saving Grace (1985) is well written and well acted. Tom Conti is perfectly cast as a human pope, approachable, not too pious and aware of temptation and yet he emanates goodness and calm. Essentially the film is about a learning curve that this pope must go through - in his determination to help a group of his poorer subjects he learns how they live, as well as finding out about himself. It will have you angry and in tears, but also smiling and happy, and it gives you that wonderful belief, reminiscent of childhood, that in the end all can be right with the world. It's that feeling of gentle pleasure and satisfaction that will make you want to see the film again and again.
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