John Paul II. - His way to Rome
| Movie | |
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| German title | John Paul II. - His way to Rome |
| Original title | Pope John Paul II |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 150 minutes |
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| Director | Herbert Wise |
| script | Christopher Knopf |
| production | Burt Nodella |
| music | Wilfred Josephs |
| camera | Tony Imi |
| cut | Brian Smedley-Aston |
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John Paul II - His Path to Rome is a US American film biography from 1984 and is about Pope John Paul II .
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News of the sudden death of John Paul I arrives in Krakow . On this basis, the life of Karol Józef Wojtyła is told, who will be elected as John Paul II as the new Pope.
A first flashback tells of Wojtyła's time in 1938 in his Polish hometown Wadowice , where he lives with his father against the backdrop of the annexation of Austria and the impending Sudeten crisis . In his spare time Wojtyła plays football and takes part in theatrical performances. He stands out because of his talent for speaking, but is not yet sure himself what to study.
Shortly before Wojtyła leaves for the papal election on October 3, he has to grapple with Skarzynski, minister for church affairs, about the importance of freedom.
The next flashback begins on September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out as a result of the German invasion of Poland . Wojtyła is now studying philosophy and Polish literature at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. But the university is soon closed by the occupiers and the intellectual elite arrested and deported as part of the Krakow special campaign . Wojtyła himself was later obliged to do forced labor in the quarry. He met Jan Tyranowski , who shaped him spiritually.
When the press speculated on Wojtyla's arrival in Rome whether the time was ripe for a non-Italian pope, Giovanni Benelli and Giuseppe Siri were the favorites.
From 1940 Wojtyła helped Jews to hide from the National Socialists. He is desperate about the events, but Tyranowski encourages him and inspires him to deal with the mystic and doctor of the church John of the Cross . One evening in 1941 he was hit by a truck on his way home. This event encourages him to follow his spiritual calling. A little later Wojtyła is shaken by the death of his father.
While the assembled successors discussed on October 13, 1978 who would become the new Pope, Wojtyła remembers his time in the seminary and his patron, Archbishop Adam Sapieha .
In January 1945 Poland came under Soviet influence. The students at Kraków University are bitter at the presence of the Soviets. In 1946 Wojtyła was ordained a priest by Sapieha . After completing his doctorate in Rome, he returned to Krakow in 1948. He met Stefan Wyszyński and was shocked to learn from Sapieha, who has meanwhile become a cardinal, that communism in Poland is drastically restricting religious life in the country. Cardinal Sapieha dies shortly after becoming a chaplain in Niegowić near Gdów . A little later Wojtyła teaches as a professor in Krakow.
On the first day of the conclave, an interview with Cardinal Siri with confidential information exacerbated the competitive situation between Siri and Benelli.
In 1958, Wojtyla is by Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak the auxiliary bishop ordained in Krakow. From 1959 onwards, there was a confrontation between the communist rulers and the population in the Nowa Huta district of Kraków when the rulers took action against a wooden cross in the village and a church building planned in its place. Wojtyła, who is underestimated by the Communists because he leaves politics to Wyszyński and others, can get the church built in negotiations with Minister Skarzynski. In 1976 - while the construction work on the church in Nowa Huta was progressing - protests broke out after a play critical of the Soviet Union had been canceled. These protests were violently suppressed. While the bishops advised Wojtyła to be neutral, Wojtyła openly criticizes the system. When PVAP chairman Władysław Gomułka stops the construction of the church in Nowa Huta, Wojtyła holds an outdoor mass.
On October 15, 1978, the second day of the conclave, it became apparent that Wojtyła would become the new Pope the next day. Wojtyła accepts the election and gives himself the pope name John Paul out of respect for his predecessors . The Polish people respond with joy.
Awards
Screenwriter Christopher Knopf was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award .
Reviews
"The not always successful, but respectable attempt to portray the life of Karol Wojtyla, who was born in Wadowice, Poland, in a feature film, from his high school diploma to his election as Pope."
Web links
- John Paul II. - His journey to Rome in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual proof
- ↑ John Paul II. - His way to Rome. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .