We Have a Pope
A gentle fable whose humanist heart beats in Michel Piccoli's nuanced performance.
We Have a Pope
Nanni Moretti (THE SON'S ROOM, CARO DIARIO) joins forces with the great French actor Michel Piccoli (CONTEMPT, I'M GOING HOME) to tell the story of Melville, a cardinal who suddenly finds himself elected as the next Pope. Never the front runner and completely caught off guard, he panics as he's presented to the faithful in St. Peter's Square. To prevent a world wide crisis, the Vatican's spokesman calls in an unlikely psychiatrist who is neither religious or all that committed, played by Moretti, to find out what is wrong with the new Pope. As the world nervously waits outside, inside the therapist tries to find a solution. But Cardinal Melville is adamant: he does not want the job, or at least needs time to think it over. What follows is a marvelous insight into the concept of a human being existing behind the title of God’s representative on Earth. WE HAVE A POPE is the latest film by Moretti to make wonderful use of humor while dealing with serious issues and continue to showcase his deep humanism.
FESTIVALS:
2011 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
2011 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“Tender, funny and timely. Nanni Moretti is one of the most creative filmmakers working in Italy, astutely recasting current history into a popular form. Michel Piccoli gives a rapturous performance." –Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter
FESTIVALS:
2011 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
2011 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“Tender, funny and timely. Nanni Moretti is one of the most creative filmmakers working in Italy, astutely recasting current history into a popular form. Michel Piccoli gives a rapturous performance." –Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter
Genre
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
104
Language
Italian
Director
Nanni Moretti
Cast
Michel Piccoli,
Jerzy Stuhr,
Renato Scarpa,
Nanni Moretti
FEATURED REVIEW
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Like the classic runaway bride, the skittish lead character in Nanni Moretti’s emotionally generous and moving tragicomedy “We Have a Pope” wears a sumptuous gown, has the aspect or at least symbolic air of the unsullied and suffers from severe commitment issues. Soon after the film opens, Mr ...
Played at
Town Center 5 4.13.12 - 4.26.12
Playhouse 7 4.20.12 - 5.10.12
Monica Film Center 4.28.12 - 4.29.12
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