Among those present were film stars Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci, Chris Pine and Oscar winner Spike Lee.
Leo, America’s first pope, said cinema was a vital ‘workshop of hope’ in a time of global uncertainty and digital overload.
“China is experiencing a worrying decline, and many have been removed from cities,” he said. ‘More and more people are saying that the art of film and the cinematic experience are in danger. I call on the institutions not to give up, but to cooperate in confirming the social and cultural value of this activity.’
Box office receipts in many countries are still well below pre-Covid-19 levels, and multiplexes in the United States and Canada have just suffered their worst summer since 1981, excluding the time of the pandemic, reports Hina.
Ahead of Saturday’s meeting, the Vatican released a list of the Pope’s favorite movies: Robert Wise’s family musical “My Songs, My Dreams,” Frank Capra’s emotional “A Wonderful Life,” Robert Redford’s heartwarming “Ordinary People” and Roberto Benigni’s sentimental World War II drama “Life Is Beautiful.”
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