The figure of Pope John Paul II has flooded television screens for many years. no doubt that the pope was more shot and represented the entire history of the Church . Several factors have contributed to this phenomenon: the undeniable charisma to the means of his being, extended in time and the momentous significance of his pontificate, the universal dimension of his ministry through travel, the growing awareness of the Church the importance of images for evangelization and the proximity of the means they knew where he was the audience was guaranteed, as was particularly clear at the time of his death.
The Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi, a personal friend of Pope made early in 1981, " In a distant land." The film begins in 1926 when young Karol Wojtyla came with his father in a Stations of the Cross during his visit to the shrine of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. Young and later attended the Nazi invasion of Poland as well as mark their homeland change their initial plans to become an actor by entering the seminary. With the advent of communism in the ministry we see him with courage and determination in difficult times. Here the film begins to intersperse very interesting documentary images. Then followed his career as Bishop (1958 ) and as cardinal (1967 ) until appointment as pope. So this film is a hybrid between fiction and documentary. As fiction falls short on interpretation and staging but as documentary offers a very suggestive of the unknown trajectory of John Paul II. As fictions have all been made for television. The first is from 1984, entitled "Pope John Paul II " and was conducted by the television series specialist Herbert Wise. Starring in the title role of Albert Finney is quite limited and therefore is distributed only in the U.S.. Two productions will premiere in 2005 after his death. An American and an Italian. The first directed by John Kent Harrison also titled "Pope John Paul II " but this time with a more dramatic tone and a cast consisting of very significant, with Jon Voight in the role of the pope, Ben Gazzara as Cardinal Casaroli Christopher Lee as Cardinal Wyszynski and James Cromwell as Cardinal Stanislaw Sapieha, who said the future pope. This time the distribution is much broader than being a success in Italy, USA and Poland as well as exhibited in many TV shows worldwide. Italian production will be " Karol. A man who became Pope (2005 ) And also reach a wide global reach. Directed by Giacomo Battiato lasts 155 minutes and is played as much success by Piotr Adamczyk in the role of the pope. In both the most interesting part miniseries is the period before the pontificate which represent the events that forged the character of the future pope. More local and simple is " Oczyma pokolenia'''''''' 78. Pontyfikat Jana Pawła II" a Polish production directed by and starring Gondek Jowita Marek Markiewicz which received scant notice.
documentaries about John Paul II are abundant. Among the most interesting highlight the different contributions produced by the Vatican Television Center including " John Paul II in the 90 ( 2001)," John Paul II - His Life and Pontificate ( 2006), "Keys to the Kingdom - De John Paul II to Benedict XVI ( 2006), " The Pope who made history (2006 ). Among those produced in the U.S. can stand " witness of hope: the life of Karol Wojtyla ( 2002) by Judith Dwan Hallet of 117 minutes and" Pope John Paul II (2004 ) Donna Kanter of 120 minutes.
Among the latest we can highlight "Testimony "( 2008) directed by Pawel Pitera and based on the book" A Life with Karol "by Stanislaw Dziwisz was personal secretary to the pope for almost 40 years and is now the cardinal archbishop of Krakow.
Thus the life of Karol Wojtyla has come to the child and family entertainment with the production entitled " Juan Pablo II, the friend of all mankind " directed by Gavin Cooper (José Luis López Guardia ). This tour for his life is 60 minutes long and begins as a memory-tribute at the time of his death. is somewhat surprising productions that have followed on this pope carried out in recent years and hit with television audiences continue to be considerable. What is not in doubt is that true diocese where more influence is exerted and continues to television. John Paul II Pope remains a close because through the small screen came to be everyday, communicative, even in their weakness, and above all, a witness to Jesus Christ. With him the Church was more Catholic because it was more universal and became the Pope, who builds bridges, closer to homes and people. With the means and the communication was a challenge but a real opportunity.
Source: RD.
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