Film Review: POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD (Germany and other Countries 2018) ***

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Right hot from the Cannes 2018 premiere, Wim Wenders’ POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD arrives in Toronto.  Watching the film in the comfort of Toronto without the hassle of going to a too-busy film festival at Cannes is my personal preference.

German director of fictional films and documentaries, Wenders  has made docs like THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, PINA and SALT OF THE EARTH that are most remembered.  As in all his films, Wenders films are beautifully shot.  

It should be noted that POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD is not a biography of Pope Francis.  Nothing is mentioned of his background (except that he came from South America), his education, learning, childhood or family.