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ABC News: Church Cracks Down on New 'Da Vinci' Film
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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(Columbia Pictures) The diocese of Rome has banned filming of Dan Brown's Angels & Demons in two churches that are key to the plot of the religious thriller. (article 1)
The ban became public after producer Ron Howard asked to film in the churches of Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria della Vittoria, which are mentioned in the book. (article 1)
Monsignor Marco Fibbi said filming was banned because the story " does not conform to our views. (article 1)
The Da Vinci Code angered Catholics because it supposes that Jesus was married and his wife bore a child and the bloodline persists to this day. (article 1)
The Vatican appointed a senior cardinal to debunk the "errors" of the book when it became a popular film. (article 1)
Angels & Demons has a plot about a murderous secret society with designs to take over the papacy, using anti-matter hidden in a Roman catacomb. (article 1)
Both have seen an upsurge in tourism in recent years because of Brown's books, which purport to find hidden meaning in the religious symbolism of the artworks. (article 1)
Tom Hanks, who starred in The Da Vinci Code, again plays Robert Langdon, the symbologist who cracks the obscure code, in Angels & Demons. (article 1)
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Vinci, Da, Code, film, Fibbi |
Source articles
- Angels & Demons too controversial for Roman diocese (cbc.ca, 06/16/2008, 352 words)
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