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As in the movie, a succession of mini-scandals has threatened to derail one Best Picture contender after another.

Conclave, a gripping thriller based on Robert Harris' novel, follows the intense process of electing a new Pope.

This dream scenario actually did occur on the set of Edward Berger’s Vatican potboiler “Conclave ... how the cardinals sit in the chapel. We have them like choirs, seated opposite from each other. And ...