Ralph Fiennes is tasked with the election of a new pope in director Edward Berger's lush intellectual thriller, Conclave, based on the pulpy 2016 novel by Robert Harris.

In “Conclave,” Bellini initially adopted the pose of a reluctant candidate. It wasn’t until he was out of the running that he admitted to Fiennes’s character that he had already picked out ...

Conclave begins with the death of the pope, which means the Vatican must hold a conclave, where the church’s cardinals come together to vote on the next pontiff. Organizing the proceedings is ...

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In “Conclave,” which is based on a 2016 Robert Harris novel, Fiennes plays a cardinal tasked with selecting a new pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates, ...

Tucci, clothed in luxurious vestments, plays Bellini, a cardinal wrestling with his own ambitions. The movie, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, was filmed at the legendary Cinecittà ...

In "Conclave," the actors know they’re in a soap opera disguised as high drama. As a result, everyone plays their roles completely straight — and to great effect.

In one memorable scene from “Conclave,” Cardinal Aldo Bellini (played by Stanley Tucci) admits that every archbishop or cardinal has secretly already picked out their papal name.

Ralph Fiennes is tasked with the election of a new pope in director Edward Berger's lush intellectual thriller, Conclave, based on the pulpy 2016 novel by Robert Harris.