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The Young Pope/The New Pope

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Brett Alan Dewing
Jul 13, 2020
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Ever since I saw The Great Beauty, I have loved director Paolo Sorrentino.  That film, aptly named, was a neo-Fellini tale of stagnation disguised as hectic movement.  It contained one perfectly realized shot after another.  It was truly beautiful.  Then came his English-language film, Youth, and while it didn't fly quite as high, it was still a reservo…

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