Conclave
Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow jostle for the Vatican’s top job.
For his follow-up to the award-winning 2022 adaptation of “All Quiet On The Western Front”, Edward Berger takes us to another kind of battlefield, one with far less bloodshed but a comparable degree of viciousness. “Conclave” follows the closely-guarded process by which the Catholic College of Cardinals elects the Church’s new Pope – a ritual that here entails backstabbing, juicy plot twists and the downfall of more than one prominent clergyman. Based on the 2016 Robert Harris novel, this thriller works best as a pulpy page-turner starring Ralph Fiennes as an honourable Cardinal trying to keep the conclave running smoothly, all the while strategizing to ensure that his preferred candidate wins.
Tim Grierson, Screen International
"Conclave" is nominated for the European Film Academy awards in the categorie of Best Actor.
Edward Berger (1970) is a West German-born Austrian and Swiss director and screenwriter. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1994 with a degree in directing. He gained his first professional filmmaking experience at the U.S. independent production company Good Machine. His film “Jack” (2014), which premiered at the Berlinale, won the German Academy Award in silver for Best Film, as well as Best Director and Best Film at the German Directors Guild Awards. Berger was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his modern retelling of the 1930 classic “All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022), which he also directed and produced. The film won seven BAFTAs and four Academy Awards, including an Oscar for Best International Feature Film, en route to becoming one of the most honoured international films ever.
Frau2 sucht HappyEnd (Naine2 otsib HappyEndi, PÖFF 2001), Jack (2014), All My Loving (2019), Im Westen nichts Neues (All Quiet on the Western Front, 2022), Conclave (2024)