"But Paolo constantly reminded me that it was a piece about a man who happened to be the pope. Once I started approaching it from that point of view ... it started to come together." The first two episodes of Sorrentino's hotly-anticipated mini TV-series "The Young Pope" screen at the Venice film festival in the out-of-competition section. He agreed that his pope was a stark contrast to the approach of the Vatican's current pontiff, Pope Francis, but said there was no reason the Catholic church could not have his type of leader in future. "It's possible that after a more liberal pope there may be one that has different ideas," the Oscar-winning director said.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2016 16:07 UTC