ENCOUNTER – At 62, the unforgettable actor of English patient shines in Conclavea behind-the-scenes thriller about the election of the pope. A role that could lead him to the Oscars.
In 1993, Steven Spielberg said of him: « If he chooses the right roles, and doesn’t forget the theater, Ralph Fiennes can become the next Alec Guinness or Laurence Olivier ». The director of Raiders of the Lost Ark was not mistaken. Thirty years after playing the hateful Nazi torturer of The Schindler’s List, we find Ralph Fiennes as a Vatican cardinal obliged to preside over the destiny of the election of a new Holy Father in the excellent papal thriller Conclaved’Edward Berger (In the west, nothing new). Of the transfixed lover English patient (1996) to the grieving diplomat in The Constant Gardener (2005), including the infamous Lord Voldemort of the saga Harry Potter this native of Suffolk has carved out his path in the cinema with finesse.
The least we can say is that the actor likes to surprise. He is able to play an imperturbable butler in Grand Budapest Hotelby Wes Anderson (2014)…
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