Vatican premiere for Pope movie

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BBC

A film about Pope John Paul II's early life has been given its premiere in Vatican City.

The film, called Karol: The Man Who Became Pope, dramatises the life of Karol Wojtyla from when he was a young man in Poland until becoming pontiff.

Italian TV will show it in two parts, starting on Monday, when Roman Catholic cardinals meet to elect a new pope.

It was in production for months before the Pope died on 2 April. He is played by Polish actor Piotr Adamczyk.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4451949.stm

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1. Funny story.

Last night at my big band gig, while on break, one of the trombonists came up and told me he thought we should play something for the Pope, and when I asked him if he had any ideas, he said, "Yeah -- 'Arrividerci, Roma'". Too funny!