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Seventh Row Editors / September 14, 2024

TIFF 2024 Ep.6: Ralph Fiennes x 2: The Return and Conclave

In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast season, Alex Heeney discusses two Ralph Fiennes films: Edward Berger’s Conclave and Uberto Pasolini’s The Return.

View all of our TIFF 2024 coverage

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Stills from Conclave (left) and The Return (right) starring Ralph Fiennes, and Alex discusses both TIFF films on the podcast . Juliette Binoche is also pictured (right) in The Return. Photos courtesy of TIFF.
Stills from Conclave (left) and The Return (right) starring Ralph Fiennes. Juliette Binoche is also pictured (right) in The Return. Photos courtesy of TIFF.

In this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses two films starring Ralph Fiennes: Uberto Pasolini’s The Return and Edward Berger’s Conclave. In them, Fiennes respectively plays Odysseus at the end of his journey and a cardinal in charge of the process for selecting a new pope.

The episode is spoiler-free.

Show notes on Ralph Fiennes in Conclave and The Return

  • Listen to our podcast interview with The Return director Uberto Pasolini
  • Read our review of Edward Berger’s first feature Jack
  • Listen to our interview with Sophie Fiennes on bringing Ralph Fiennes’ production of Four Quartets to the screen.
  • Read Alex’s review of Richard III (2016) starring Ralph Fiennes at the Almeida Theatre

About the TIFF 2024 season

In the TIFF 2024 season, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney will discuss some of the best under-the-radar gems at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival through themed episodes.

The season is spoiler-free and designed to be listened to even if you haven’t seen the films (or are worried you won’t ever be able to). 

Click here for a link to all of our TIFF 2024 coverage.

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Podcast Credits for TIFF 2024 #7: Ralph Fiennes in Conclave and The Return

This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.

Film Critic Angelo Muredda guests on the podcast. Find him on Twitter.

Follow Seventh Row on Twitter and Instagram. Read our articles at seventh-row.com.

Follow Alex Heeney on Twitter and Instagram. 

An AI-generated transcript for the episode is available at the bottom of the page.

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Podcasts Tagged With: Alex Heeney podcast, British Cinema, TIFF 2024, TIFF 2024 Podcast, Toronto International Film Festival

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