Over the course of their careers, Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper have been internationally-syndicated entertainment journalists.
In this episode, they discuss the films Conclave and Maria.
Conclave is the Focus Features film based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel by the same name. The screenplay was written by Peter Straughan. The film was directed by Edward Berger.
The story, a work of fiction, chronicles the papal conclave following the unexpected death of the Pope. The film is awash in well-known actors including Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini.
Maria, the Netflix feature written by Steven Knight and directed by Pablo Larrain, follows the seven days leading up to the sudden death of Maria Callas, at that time the world’s greatest opera singer. The film stars Angelina Jolie in the titular role.