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Subject: movie name
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Movies and Film
Asked by: pipele-ga
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006 01:29 PST
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Question ID: 704486
which best film was the number one viewing recommendation of Pope John Paul II?
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Subject: Re: movie name
Answered By: rainbow-ga on 09 Mar 2006 02:25 PST
 
Hi pipele,

Thank you for accepting my findings as an answer to your question. I'm
reposting the information here for your convenience.


During my research, I have found there are three movies that were
considered the Pope's favorites: Ghandi, Life is Beautiful, and
Schindler's List.


What is the Pope's favorite movie? 
"According to Perhaps I Love You More: Why Millions Love Pope John II,
the "Papal Trivia" section states that His Holiness' fave flicks are:
Ghandi, Life is Beautiful, and Schindler's List."
http://baheadrn.blogspot.com/2002_12_01_baheadrn_archive.html


"The Pope opened the final year of the second millennium by dedicating
it to the Heavenly Father and on January 12th, Academy Award nominee
and eventual winner Roberto Benigni joined the Pope at a special Papal
screening of his runaway, moving classic "Life is Beautiful" which
brought tears to the eyes of this beloved Polish Pontiff as memories
of his homeland and the plight of the people during World War II,
especially the Jews, swelled up on his countenance.
http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/archives/1999Dec/240dec17,vol.10,no.240txt/dec17top.htm


"Pope John Paul II has been especially eager to cultivate good
relations with the Jews, even making an unprecedented visit to a Roman
synagogue a few years ago. He has gone so far as to name Steven
Spielberg's Schindler's List as one of his favorite films..."
http://www.nyx.net/~jkalb/rants/sobran_jews.html 


THE LIGHTER SIDE OF JOHN PAUL II 
"The Pope's favorite movie is Gandhi, and he has seen it at least
twice. And he really took delight in the Italian movie Life is
Beautiful. He occasionally watches television, like the finals of
football's World Cup."
http://www.soulfultributes.org/spiritual_figures/pope_john_paul_ii/anecdotes


Here is the Vatican Best Films List:
http://www.usccb.org/fb/vaticanfilms.htm


Search criteria:
"best film" recommend "Pope John Paul II"
"favorite film OR movie" "Pope John Paul II" 
"Pope's favorite film OR movie"


I hope this helps.

Best regards,
Rainbow
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Subject: Re: movie name
From: rainbow-ga on 07 Mar 2006 03:12 PST
 
Since I haven't located the "one" movie that was recommended by Pope
John Paul II, I am posting my findings has a comment. If you believe
the information provided suffices as an answer to your question, let
me know and I will post it as the answer.

During my research, I have found there are three movies that were
considered the Pope's favorites: Ghandi, Life is Beautiful, and
Schindler's List.


What is the Pope's favorite movie? 
"According to Perhaps I Love You More: Why Millions Love Pope John II,
the "Papal Trivia" section states that His Holiness' fave flicks are:
Ghandi, Life is Beautiful, and Schindler's List."
http://baheadrn.blogspot.com/2002_12_01_baheadrn_archive.html


"The Pope opened the final year of the second millennium by dedicating
it to the Heavenly Father and on January 12th, Academy Award nominee
and eventual winner Roberto Benigni joined the Pope at a special Papal
screening of his runaway, moving classic "Life is Beautiful" which
brought tears to the eyes of this beloved Polish Pontiff as memories
of his homeland and the plight of the people during World War II,
especially the Jews, swelled up on his countenance.
http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/archives/1999Dec/240dec17,vol.10,no.240txt/dec17top.htm


"Pope John Paul II has been especially eager to cultivate good
relations with the Jews, even making an unprecedented visit to a Roman
synagogue a few years ago. He has gone so far as to name Steven
Spielberg's Schindler's List as one of his favorite films..."
http://www.nyx.net/~jkalb/rants/sobran_jews.html 


THE LIGHTER SIDE OF JOHN PAUL II 
"The Pope's favorite movie is Gandhi, and he has seen it at least
twice. And he really took delight in the Italian movie Life is
Beautiful. He occasionally watches television, like the finals of
football's World Cup."
http://www.soulfultributes.org/spiritual_figures/pope_john_paul_ii/anecdotes


Here is the Vatican Best Films List:
http://www.usccb.org/fb/vaticanfilms.htm


I hope this is helpful.

Best regards,
Rainbow
Subject: Re: movie name
From: pipele-ga on 07 Mar 2006 23:21 PST
 
Thank you Rainbow. I feel "Life is Beautiful" could be it. Cheers
Subject: Re: movie name
From: rainbow-ga on 07 Mar 2006 23:32 PST
 
Hi pipele,

Would you like me to post the information I provided as the answer to
your question?

Rainbow~
Subject: Re: movie name
From: pipele-ga on 09 Mar 2006 00:48 PST
 
Go for it, and thanks again!

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