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‘Conclave’ Costume Designer Lisy Christl on Why the Cardinal’s Crosses Were an Important Character Detail
'Conclave' costume designer on why the Cardinal's crosses were an important character detail.
“ Conclave ” costume designer Lisy Christl made some changes to the vestments worn by the Catholic cardinals, whose look in real life is quickly recognizable, to bring them to the screen. Christl added while a lot of liberal cardinals also wear wooden crosses, she decided not to adapt that for the big screen “because it looks a bit childish” on camera.” She continues for the conservative-leaning Cardinal Tremblay [Lithgow], “He has a richer golden cross. As for Isabella Rossellini’s Sister Agnes, Christl took creative liberty with the design of her outfit.
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