Pope Leo XIV will meet with the big screen world in the Vatican next Saturday to honor the Jubilee of Cinema. A few days before the event, he shared in a video message some of the films that hold special meaning for him: 'It’s a Wonderful Life' (1946) by Frank Capra; 'The Sound of Music' (1965) by Robert Wise; 'Ordinary People' (1980) by Robert Redford; and 'Life is Beautiful' (1997) by Roberto Benigni. In the Jubilee year, Pope Leo XIV has expressed the desire to "deepen", the Dicastery for Culture and Education announced, "the dialogue with the world of cinema, particularly with actors and directors, examining the opportunities that artistic creativity provides to the Church's mission and the promotion of human values". The guest list is impressive: Gianni Amelio, Roberto Andò, Judd Apatow, Francesca Archibugi, Marco Bellocchio, Monica Bellucci, Wang Bing, Cate Blanchett, Stéphane Brizé, Sergio Castellitto, Liliana Cavani, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Abel Ferrara, Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Matteo Garrone, Dag Johan Haugerund, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, George Miller, Gaspar Noé, Ferzan Özpetek, Paweł Pawlikowski, Giacomo Poretti, Stefania Sandrelli, Albert Serra, Giuseppe Tornatore, and Gus Van Sant.