"Robert Wise's The Sound of Music, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, Robert Redford's Ordinary People and Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful. These are a few of his fav-our-ite films Pope Leo's that is. This white-bread movie playlist has been released in advance of His Holiness's meeting with the world of cinema on Saturday, part of a longstanding Vatican policy of engaging with creatives."
"The pope has, according to a Vatican statement expressed his desire to deepen the dialogue with the world of cinema, and in particular with actors and directors, exploring the possibilities that artistic creativity offers to the mission of the Church and the promotion of human values. The pope will chat with movie notables including Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee, George Miller, Gus Van Sant and Giuseppe Tornatore."
Pope Leo released a selection of favorite films including The Sound of Music, It's a Wonderful Life, Ordinary People and Life Is Beautiful. The playlist precedes a scheduled meeting between the pope and notable actors and directors as part of Vatican engagement with creatives. The pope expressed a desire to deepen dialogue with the world of cinema and to explore how artistic creativity can advance the mission of the Church and promote human values. The selection leans toward traditional, mainstream titles and draws comparison with a predecessor whose choices leaned more toward art-house and neorealist cinema.
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