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Summary: A Pope of the People
Comment: This movie will engage you from beginning to end. All of the characters are complex and each is very convincingly portrayed. It's appeal is not an overly sentimental presentation of the "old god becomes human theme." Instead it takes a man who happens to be pope and allows him to temporarily abandon the vestments of his position. The central character has all the flaws of any man and makes mistakes that in some instances result in trajedy. Tom Conti's performance is outstanding. His character is both passionate and sensitive but like the rest of us struggles to make the right decisions and take the best action. The results are not predictable. You will laugh and cry but above all else it will challenge your views of what constitutes good and evil. And in the end...(I'll let you decide).

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Summary: Very timely
Comment: This is a timely work ~ a man searching for his own personal faith in a world where he doesn't seem to fit. Ultimately, he realizes he does fit, and his faith is strong and intact, and that he does truly make a difference in the world. Really well done.

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Summary: DVD PLEASE!!!!!!
Comment: I can in no way improve on what has been said already. This film should be be treated as a classic that will be watched for many years to come. PLEASE!!! get this onto DVD. I will buy it immediately along with extra copies for others. This is a real jewel!

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Summary: A gem
Comment: It is such a lovely film. That such an important personage as the Pope could become emeshed (incognito) in the lives of ordinary village people is a romantic notion, and yet it works, as we see him reluctant to abandon his new friends and concerns while his staff in Rome struggle to put a face on his absence from the Vatican. The Pope has gone AWOL! And yet he is more of a Pope than any of his predcessors as he concerns himself with his people's pain. My goodness, Tom Conti is attractive, in a way that in no way impugns his role as Pontif. He loves, and he never forgets who he is. Please watch this. And Please, would somebody produce the DVD???.

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Summary: Thank you! Thank you!
Comment: All this time, I thought I was the only who loved this movie as much as you do. I had a copy of this movie at one time and was so eager for my friends to see it, I loaned it to a preacher when he had surgery and I never saw the movie again and he joined the Navy and moved to Spain. Ever since, I have been looking for this movie on DVD. What a disappointment that it isn't on DVD. Whenever I think of the movie, I can't help but smile. It has such true meaning for humanitarian causes. Please keep me posted when it comes out on DVD (if ever). I am so glad there is a Saving Grace following!

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