In the process, factuality has also been blurred: "No, " an Oscar contender in subtitled Spanish, should be seen as fiction grounded in historical events.

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Among the movie's many revelations is the fact -- I'm taking the factuality on faith -- that the Vatican library's most treasured manuscripts are stored in sealed chambers under a partial vacuum.

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