We Have a Pope (2011)
"Habemus Papam" (original title)

A story centered on the relationship between the newly elected Pope and his therapist.

Director:

Nanni Moretti

Writers:

Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo,

Stars:

Michel Piccoli, Jerzy Stuhr, Renato Scarpa

9 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Piccoli	...	Il papa
Jerzy Stuhr	...	Il portavoce
Renato Scarpa	...	Cardinal Gregori
Franco Graziosi	...	Cardinal Bollati
Camillo Milli	...	Cardinal Pescardona
Roberto Nobile	...	Cardinal Cevasco
Ulrich von Dobschütz	...	Cardinal Brummer
Gianluca Gobbi	...	Guardia svizzera
Nanni Moretti	...	Lo psicoanalista
Margherita Buy	...	La psicoanalista
Camilla Ridolfi	...	Bambina
Leonardo Della Bianca	...	Bambino
Dario Cantarelli	...	Attore
Manuela Mandracchia	...	Attrice
Rossana Mortara	...	Attrice

Storyline

At the Vatican, following the demise of the Pope, the conclave to elect his successor settles on Cardinal Melville. But the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square wait in vain for the new Pope to step out on the balcony. What is going on? Behind the thick walls of the Vatican panic has set in. After uttering a terrible howl of fear, the Cardinal refuses the office. The officials do everything to try to reason with Melville, including a psychoanalyst, appointed by the Vatican... Do we really have a Pope?

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Plot Keywords:

pope | howl | psychoanalyst | surrealism | psychoanalysis | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Italy]

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian German Latin English Spanish Polish French

Release Date:

15 April 2011 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Ehoume Papa!

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$31,368 (USA) (6 April 2012)

Gross:

$480,926 (USA) (8 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sacher Film, Fandango, Le Pacte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.18 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Todo Cambia"
Written by Julio Numhauser
Performed by Mercedes Sosa
Courtesy of Universal Music Italia

User Reviews

Disappointing

I was a bit disappointed by this film because its beginning was very good, but the film's quality started to decline soon and gradually it became a mess. By the end the film was a complete mess and left a bad taste in my mouth. I was disappointed as the beginning promised much more than it was delivered in the.

I was going to this film with different expectations, though, because I expected this film to be more philosophical and to have smarter dialogue. Instead, the film portraits the church as a bunch of idiots. It is a very bland and unoriginal criticism on the Catholic Church. Indeed, today nothing is safer than to beat on religion, a reflection perhaps of the post-modernism of our present days.