Wim Wenders was, in the 70's and 80's one of the most important and innovative auteur directors. Now he makes commercials.
For the past ten years he has been working mostly on paid product, such as commercials for beer companies, fashion companies, or in this case an infomercial for the Vatican TV, which is part of its public relations arm and which paid for this "documentary."
Wenders literally inverts Rome and Francis response to the abuse scandals, which remains a systematic cover-up, portrays Francis, who has the carbon footprint of Godzilla as a climate crusader, and portrays himself as an advocate of the poor based on kissing a few feet at some religious holiday. Really?
For the past ten years he has been working mostly on paid product, such as commercials for beer companies, fashion companies, or in this case an infomercial for the Vatican TV, which is part of its public relations arm and which paid for this "documentary."
Wenders literally inverts Rome and Francis response to the abuse scandals, which remains a systematic cover-up, portrays Francis, who has the carbon footprint of Godzilla as a climate crusader, and portrays himself as an advocate of the poor based on kissing a few feet at some religious holiday. Really?