Leo XIV will meet Hollywood stars including Cate Blanchett and Spike Lee next weekend
The Pope Leo XIV This week, we revealed our four favorite movies before meeting with great actors, actresses and directors. cinema node Vatican. Pope’s favorite movie catholic church they are:
- You Can’t Buy Happiness (1946).
- The Sound of Music (1965).
- People Like Us (1980);
- Life is Beautiful (1997).
Next weekend he will be in the audience with stars including cate blanchettChris Pine, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Viggo Mortensen, Adam Scott. Oscar winning director etc. Spike LeeGeorge Miller and Gus Van Sant, as well as Joanna Hogg, Tony Kaye, Julie Taymor, and more.
Themes of family, friendship, and camaraderie, even in the worst of circumstances, stand out in Leo XIV’s selection of films.
Frank Capra’s “You Can’t Buy Happiness” is the story of a man who sees how the lives of those around him would have changed for the worse if he didn’t exist. The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise, follows the journey of the Austrian von Trapp family as they survive World War II.
Robert Redford’s “People Like Us” tells the story of a family’s trauma after an accident that kills one of their children. Finally, Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful tells the story of a Jewish father’s journey to protect his son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp.
The Vatican said in a statement that the Pope has always enjoyed watching movies and would like to deepen his dialogue with the world of cinema and “explore the possibilities that artistic creativity offers for the mission of the Church and the promotion of human values.”
Meeting artists in the Vatican is nothing new. In 2023, pope francisLeo XIV’s predecessor met with visual artists and in 2024 held a press conference with comedians from all over the world. The latter was attended by Brazilians such as Fabio Porcia and Cacau Protacio, as well as comedians from other countries such as Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Florinda Meza, as well as talk show hosts Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon.
The conference is being promoted by the Church’s body responsible for culture and education, following the recent Jubilee of Artists and Culture celebrated last February.
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