Conclave

7:30pm - Saturday, Feb 8, 2025

Conclave

CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes, in a Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated performance) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church. With Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow.

CONCLAVE is one of the most acclaimed films of the year and is currently nominated for 12 BAFTA awards and 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Production Design.

"It all unfolds with such precision: an unlikely potboiler that Berger presents not only thoughtfully, but viciously and deliciously." (Empire Magazine)

"'Conclave' is a papal thriller based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris and it stars a magnificent Ralph Fiennes. If he doesn’t win an Oscar I’ll eat my hat and also yours. Luckily, the film is also well written, smart, taut and visually stunning. " (The Spectator)

"It’s all competently performed and executed, with loud booms of sound cued to each scene change as an attempt to ramp up the tension, and lots of behind-the-head tracking shots of cardinals anxiously pacing through corridors and stairways." (Little White Lies)

"A major awards contender, this is a deftly executed and gripping tale of secrets, lies and human ambition. Fiennes is magnetic, while the supporting cast conspire to wrap this tale of faith, power and morality in sumptuous dramatic cloth." (HeyUGuys)

Saturday, February 8
Doors 7:00 pm | Movie 7:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

CONCLAVE (Edward Berger, 2024 / 120 mins / PG ) When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.


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