We Have a Pope
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DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 11, 2012
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: IFC Independent Film
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Michel Piccoli, Jerzy Stuhr & Renato Scarpa | |
Directed by | Nanni Moretti | |
Screenwriting by | Frederica Pontremoli & Nanni Moretti | |
Composition by | Franco Piersanti | |
Story by | Frederica Pontremoli & Nanni Moretti |
Entertainment Reviews:
Cocooned in humor, lampooning the processes and players of religious politics, [Nanni] Moretti manages to raise serious questions that land with more impact than if they had been treated in a deadly serious manner.
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Easy Reader (California)
[Nanni] Moretti pushes on to tell his story thoughtfully, with humor and deep humanity.
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National Catholic Reporter
3.5 stars out of 4 -- WE HAVE A POPE has great heart. Much of it comes from Piccoli....He approaches his role with seriousness, giving full weight to the frightening responsibilities it asks him to take on.
Chicago Sun-Times
Rating: 3.5/4 --
"We Have a Pope" has great heart.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Rating: 3.5/4 --
We Have a Pope takes its shots at the institution of the Catholic Church, but this is by no means a scathing satire. It's more of a character study, insightful and nuanced, about a man grappling with a profound sense of inadequacy, questioning himself.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Rating: 2.5/4 --
A completely agreeable but exceedingly slight film that never seems to have progressed past the conceptual stage.
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From the Front Row
Rating: 3/5 --
A hugely enjoyable experience that's sadly let down by a rather lacklustre and uninspiring ending.
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CineVue
Product Description:
A man about to be elevated into a position of great responsibility and power has a serious case of cold feet in this comedy-drama from director and actor Nanni Moretti. The College of Cardinals has assembled at the Vatican with the important task of electing a new Pope to lead the Catholic Church. After much debate and a number of ballots that reach no consensus, an obscure but respected man, Cardinal Melville (Michel Piccoli), is chosen by the College to become the new pontiff. However, Melville is a humble man, and when he's told he's been elected to the highest office in the church, he flies into a panic and says he doesn't want to be Pope. Unfortunately, the cardinals have already announced that they've chosen a new Pontiff, so they bring in a psychiatrist (Nanni Moretti) to talk to Melville in hopes of determining if he's just suffering from a case of the jitters or if he has a more serious problem. After some initial interviews, the analyst wants a second opinion and asks his ex-wife (Margherita Buy), also a psychiatrist, to talk to Melville, but after spending some time at her home, the cardinal runs away and begins exploring Rome incognito, talking to ordinary people and pondering his unusual circumstances. HABEMUS PAPAM (aka WE HAVE A POPE) received its North American premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
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- UPC: 030306982595
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