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Conclave (film)
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| Name: | Conclave |
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| Creator: | Robert Harris (book); Edward Berger and Peter Straughan (movie) |
| Date(s): | 2016 (book), 2024 (movie) |
| Medium: | Novel, Live-action Film |
| Country of Origin: | UK and USA |
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Conclave is a 2024 live-action film based on the 2016 Robert Harris novel of the same name. It is about Cardinals in the Catholic Church organizing a Conclave to decide the next Pope.
Canon
Fandom
On January 20th, 2025, ao3-anonymous marked it as the fifth fastest-growing fandom that week.[1]
Common Tropes and Headcanons
- Comparisons with Mean Girls
Ships
As of January 2025, the most common Conclave ship on AO3 is Vincent Benítez/Thomas Lawrence with 71 works, followed by Aldo Bellini/Thomas Lawrence with 31 works.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- "Canticle" by Marie (VampireSpider) (Vincent Benítez/Thomas Lawrence) - “Do you know some people say you are as John the Baptist to him? Make straight the way of the Lord.” [2024]
- Amor Vincit Omnia by rodamned (Aldo Bellini/Thomas Lawrence) - Amor Vincit Omnia follows Thomas Lawrence and Aldo Bellini, united by their faith and burdened by their love, as they navigate decades of fleeting moments, buried truths, and the weight of impossible choices that test their devotion to both the Church and each other. [2024]
Fanart
- Haha funnyy art with characters from The Conclave (2024) that was probably just an excuse to draw Benitez (far left), Archived version by cloverdraws, 2024 alt link
- Conclave Art Collection by 1848 [2024]
- The Gossips by bearshome_art, Archived on 19 Jan 2025, a pastiche of the Essential Dykes To Watch Out For cover.
- thomas by fluentisonus, Archived on 21 Jan 2025 , portraying Benítez as Jesus Christ and Lawrence as Doubting Thomas
Fanvids
- industry baby by kaphkas
Meta
- Not me scrolling through the Conclave tag only to see no one talk about the deliberate positioning and framing of the women in this movie., Archived version by sassydefendorflower, 2024
- responses to the post here
Other
- Delectatio Morosa: A Conclave Visual Novel, under development as of early 2025
Archives, Communities, and Zines
Archives
- Conclave (2024) and Conclave - Robert Harris works on AO3
- #conclave and #Conclave 2024 tags on Tumblr
Communities
- Conclave Discord
- Conclavers Tumblr Community
Zines
- From The Crooked Timber Of Humanity: An Unofficial Conclave Zine (2025) organized by bontmercy