For his latest feature, Wim Wenders was granted unprecedented access to his most saintly subject: Pope Francis. Even if you fancy yourself to be the most caring and appreciative nonfiction filmmaker around, you have to admit that not all documentary subjects are created equal. In the case of Pope Francis - A Man of His Word, Wim Wenders's latest documentary that follows and engages with the current leader of the Catholic Church, there are not many subjects harder to obtain the approval of working with. Perhaps that's why the Vatican proposed the idea to Wenders. Few filmmakers possess the respect that the three-time Academy Award nominee holds, and Wenders, himself long fascinated with St. Francis of the 13th century, was intrigued by the idea of documenting a man who would choose to voluntarily take on the name upon assuming the papacy. "A documentary film could do justice to the radical approach of Pope Francis' papacy." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 22 May, 2018