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Ralph Fiennes on Cardinal Lawrence’s ‘Crisis of Faith’ in ‘Conclave’: ‘We Mustn’t Underestimate the Importance of Doubt’


Ralph Fiennes on Cardinal Lawrence's 'Crisis of Faith' in 'Conclave': "We Mustn't Underestimate the Importance of Doubt"

The thriller, set around the election of a new pope, was featured in the latest Variety Screening Series presented by Barco, where on Feb. 8 at the Harmony Gold Theater, a packed house went behind the movie with Berger, producers Tessa Ross and Mike Jackman, editor Nick Emerson, composer Volker Bertelmann, costume designer Lisy Christl, and lead actor Ralph Fiennes, who plays Cardinal Lawrence and who received a lengthy standing ovation went he arrived on stage. During the conversion, the filmmakers delved into the making of the movie including editing, costume design and Bertelmann’s sonic signature for film, as well as the details involved in crafting the stunning, final reveal. “Prayer is a very important, essential centering point akin to meditation … your private dialogue with the divine,” he said, observing that for priests, “that conversation is really crucial and if that’s disrupted, your whole sense, your whole foundation of your calling, must be shattered and must be very disturbing.”

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