Luca Canfora

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

舞台は歴史的な建造物や美術品、最先端のファッション、現代アートが混在するローマ。筆を折った作家ジェップの元に忘れられない初恋の女性の訃報が届いて……。パオロ・ソレンティーノ監督による巨大なる映像モニュメント。