Logical choice: the Pope named his most favorite films

On the eve of the meeting with prominent figures of the film industry, which will be held on Saturday, November 15, Pope Leo XIV named his most favorite movies. This is reported by the CNN portal with reference to the Vatican press service.

All the four paintings named by him were shot in the XX century.

So, among his favorites, Dad named Frank Capra's film "This Wonderful Life" in 1946. The picture tells the story of an angel who descended from heaven to help a businessman realize the meaning of his existence.

The pontiff also chose Robert Wise's 1965 painting The Sound of Music, in which a nun becomes a governess for seven children on the eve of the Nazi Anschluss of Austria.

Dad also called the 1980 film "Ordinary People" by Robert Radford about a married couple and their son who are experiencing the death of their second son and brother.

The head of the Catholic Church completed the list of his favorite films with Roberto Benigni's 1997 work "Life is Beautiful" — a story of love and hope against the background of the Holocaust.

The publication notes that Cate Blanchett, Gaspard Noe and Spike Lee have already confirmed their arrival at the Apostolic Palace to meet with the Pope.

Recall that Leo's predecessor, Pope Francis, in an interview confessed his love for Italian cinema, mentioning Federico Fellini's 1954 "The Road" and Roberto Rossellini's "Rome is an Open City", which was released in 1945.