| 词条 | The Pope's Toilet |
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| name = The Pope's Toilet | image =El Bano07.jpg | caption = | director = César Charlone Enrique Fernandez | producer = Bel Berlinck Claudia Büschel Serge Catoire Fernando Meirelles Elena Roux Sandino Saravia Vinay | writer = César Charlone Enrique Fernandez | starring = César Troncoso Virginia Méndez Mario Silva | music = Lucianno Supervielle | cinematography = César Charlone | editing = Gustavo Giani | distributor = | released = 2007 | runtime = 90 minutes | country = Uruguay Brazil France | language = Spanish | budget = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Pope's Toilet ({{lang-es|El Baño del Papa}}) is a 2007 Uruguayan film directed by César Charlone and Enrique Fernandez, starring César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, and Mario Silva. PlotIt is 1988, and Melo, a Uruguayan town on the Brazilian border, awaits the visit of Pope John Paul II. Numbers begin circulating: hundreds of people will come, thousands say the media. To the poor citizens of Melo this means pilgrims in need of food and drink, paper flags, souvenirs, and commemorative medals. Brimming with enthusiasm, the locals hope not only for divine blessing but also a small share of material happiness. Petty smuggler Beto is certain that he’s found the best business idea of all: "The Pope’s Toilet", where the thousands of visiting pilgrims can find relief. Beto is thwarted by lack of funds and the local mobile customs enforcement officer. Ultimately the promised "60,000 to 200,000" Brazilians do not materialise. Apparently (in the film's postscript) only 400 Brazilians came, disproportionately served by 387 stalls for food and trinkets. The film makes it clear that the visit was a financial disaster to the town rather than bringing any wealth as promised. Beto has spent his daughter's college fund to no avail, but she forgives him, and at least he has a nice toilet. Regardless of the claims made in the film's postscript committed to uphold a good sense of humor at all costs, international media reported the Pope's open-air mass in the town of Melo with 39,000 inhabitants was attended by a crowd of about 50,000 people.[1][2] Cast
ReleaseThe film was Uruguay's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] It is available in the United States from filmmovement.com. BBC Four premiered the film on British television on 1 August 2010. See also{{Portal|Film}}
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Pope-Tells-Gauchos-That-Church-Backs-Labor-Unions/id-ba4e915e2b4bd0b224027b1f84c55c1a | title=Pope Tells 'Gauchos' That Church Backs Labor Unions | publisher=Associated Press News Archive | work=Melo, Uruguay (AP) | date=8 May 1988 | accessdate=2 August 2014 | author=Victor L. Simpson}} 2. ^{{cite web | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-09/news/mn-1741_1_john-paul | title=50,000 in Uruguay's Gaucho Region Hear Pope | publisher=Los Angeles Times | work=Melo, Uruguay, Associated Press | date=9 May 1988 | format=2014 Collections - Speeches | accessdate=2 August 2014 | author=LAT}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117979064.html?nav=news&categoryid=1982&cs=1|title=Oscar's foreign film race heats up|publisher=Variety|author=Gaydos, Steven|author2=McCarthy, Libby |date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-06-23}} External links
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