Winner of Oscar for best adapted script “Conclave ”He returned to the radar of spectators around the world because of the coincidences with real life. After all, the death of Pope Francis and the kick of Election of a new pontiff which starts on Wednesday (7), occurred shortly after the film won one of the main awards of the cinema.
On the Pope’s death day on April 21, the film even led the ranking of most watched productions on the first video streaming platform in Brazil. The feature film even returned to theaters in some Brazilian cities after the death of the Catholic Church leader.
As its name implies, “Conclave” portrays how the choice of a new Pope takes place and plays light to mysteries, rituals, traditions and, especially, to the policy involved in the election of a new Pope. Based on writer Robert Harris’s book, the film shows certain details faithful to reality, but is also brushed by touches of fiction and suspense.
Where was “Conclave” filmed?
The film is entirely the Vatican, but in real life nothing has been filmed there. This is because the smallest country in the world does not allow filming in its premises, including the Basilica of São Pedro and the Sistine chapel attractions among the most visited in the world.
To recreate the Vatican, the production of “Conclave” made a choice: half of the scenes were recorded in studio -built sets and half had passages rounded in historic buildings around Rome. The good news is that most external locations can be visited in a script through the eternal city.
Below, check out the main places where “Conclave” was filmed:
Cinecittà Studios
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Considered the heart of Italian cinema, the Cinecittà Studios It is one of the largest studios in Europe and has been the scene for productions such as “La Dolce Vita”, “The Princess and the Puned”, “Ben-Hur” and “The Mighty Boss III”.
In “Conclave”, the studio was used to recreate the Sistine Chapel and Santa Marta House, where, in real life, the cardinals stay during the Pope’s election. The replica of the Sistine Chapel took 10 weeks to be ready, according to Suzie Davies, responsible for the production design of the feature, in an interview with Condé Nast Traveler.
Lovers of the seventh art can visit the studio, which, in addition to walking through filming sets, offers exhibitions on the history of the place, studio and museum. The entrances come from 15 euros the whole (about $ 97).
Who wants to visit the true Sistine chapel should buy tickets for Vatican Museumssince no separate tickets are sold. But beware: At this time of conclave, the place is closed.
Caserta Royal Palace
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On the outskirts of Naples, in the region of Campania, the Caserta Royal Palace It is imposed on the landscape as a large baroque construction surrounded by gardens. It was commissioned by King Carlos VII to be an administrative center of the new kingdom of Naples. Today, the place houses a museum.
In the movie, the large corridors and works of art are used to create the Vatican atmosphere. The real stairs also play a prominent role in scenography – there are in all 116 marble steps. The stairs, even, also appear at the beginning of the movie “Star Wars: Episode I – The Ghost Threat.”
The visit to the real apartments, the Real Garden and the English garden from 18 euros (about $ 116). There is also separate ticketsas only for gardens or only for the royal apartments.
Villa Medici
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Built at the top of Monte Pinciano, the Villa Medici It offers some of the most stunning views of Rome and was used as a “Conclave” filming set mainly because of the gardens. The 16th -century Renaissance Villa is linked to the powerful Medici family of Florence and today is a residence of artists, an art center and a cultural heritage.
Villa Medici can be identified in the feature film in the scene where Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) returns a turtle to the small lake.
Tickets For the current show they come out for 10 euros the whole (about $ 64). Already guided tours of the property come out for 14 euros (R $ 90), lasting 1h30.
Palazzo Barberini
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The golden room where Cardinal Lawrence makes a speech at the beginning of the film is in Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Built in the 17th century for the Barberini family, the Palazzo Baroque houses a museum, which is one of the headquarters of Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica.
There are Italian and European paintings, especially from the 13th to the 18th century period. Entry to the current show, focused on Caravaggio, leaves 18 euros the whole (about $ 116). THE Visit to Palazzo Combined with another property, the Corsini Gallery, comes out for 15 euros (R $ 97).
L’Ospedale di Santo Spirito
Considered one of Euopa’s oldest hospitals, L’Ospedale di Santo Spirito In Rome, it is today a complex that brings together church, Palazzo and library.
In the movie, it is possible to notice the doral and jonic columns on the outside of Palazzo del Commendatore when the cardinals arrive for the conclave. The scene where cardinals appear smoke was also round there.
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