"Pope Leo also revealed his 4 favorite movies. One is 1965's The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews. Great songs, great curtains, "wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings" And nuns who sneak under the hood of the Gestapo's cars to remove critical parts, so the Trapp family can flee Nazi rule in Austria, climbing every mountain as they go."
"Another is Frank Capra's 1946 film, It's A Wonderful Life. George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, questions the worth of his life while standing on a snowy bridge. But Clarence, an aspiring angel, shows him how so many lives would be poorer without him. "Strange, isn't it?" asks Clarence. "Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?""
"The pope also lists 1980's Ordinary People, directed by Robert Redford, about the struggles of a family in which one son has died in an accident, and the surviving son has tried to end his life. A psychiatrist, played by Judd Hirsch, tells him, "Feelings are scary. And sometimes they're painful. And if you can't feel pain, then you're not going to feel anything else either.""
Pope Leo met filmmakers at the Vatican to deepen dialogue with cinema and revealed four favorite films. The Sound of Music (1965) features Julie Andrews, songs, and nuns sabotaging Gestapo cars so the Trapp family can flee Nazi Austria. It's A Wonderful Life (1946) follows George Bailey, who learns from Clarence that each life touches many others and leaves an awful hole when absent. Ordinary People (1980) examines familial grief and suicide recovery, with a psychiatrist noting feelings can be scary and painful but necessary. Life is Beautiful (1997) depicts Guido protecting his son in a concentration camp through humor, and sparked debate.
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