We Have a Pope (film)
- Michel Piccoli: Cardinal Melville / the Pope
- Nanni Moretti: Prof. Brezzi, psychoanalyst
- Jerzy Stuhr: Vatican spokesman
- Renato Scarpa: Cardinal Gregori
- Franco Graziosi: Cardinal Bollati
- Camillo Milli: Cardinal Pescardona
- Roberto Nobile: Cardinal Cevasco
- Ulrich von Dobschütz: Cardinal Brummer
- Gianluca Gobbi: Swiss Guard
- Margherita Buy: Brezzis ex-wife, psychologist
Habemus Papam - We Have a Pope (Original Title: Habemus Papam ) is an Italian-French comedy drama by Italian director Nanni Moretti from the year 2011 is about a newly elected pope, the Office does not feel grown. .
Content
Under great public participation, the Pope died and the cardinals from around the world gather in the Sistine Chapel to choose the strict exclusion of the public from their midst a new pope. After many unsuccessful rounds of outsider Cardinal Melville is chosen, which assumes the election under the impression of the extraordinary situation. But in the immediate aftermath infested Melville, rather of quiet character, deep doubts about his inner calling to the papacy. When his proclamation has already begun on the balcony of St. Peter's, Melville breaks when Habemus papam, the proclamation of the election results, together with a loud scream. Perplexity affects the Cardinals as well as the unsuspecting world public. Since the new Pope has not yet been announced, the conclave, that the seclusion of the College of Cardinals from the outside world remains. A famous psychoanalyst, Professor Brezzi, is called in to treat the nervous and desperate - sealed Melville, hinwegzuhelfen him about his mental crisis and so to persuade him to accept the office, but at first without success. The Vatican spokesman, meanwhile, put off the press.
Under the utmost secrecy and in civilian clothes Melville leaves accompanied by the Vatican spokesman and some bodyguards the Vatican to Brezzis ex- wife, also a psychoanalyst to visit in their practice in Rome. On the way back we succeed Melville to escape his companions and to mingle with the Roman people.
Brezzi, who is now also subject to the conclave, and the Vatican spokesman now starting to audition also the Cardinals something: A Swiss Guard is quartered in the papal apartments with the order, occasionally to go behind the curtains back and forth and so simulate the presence of the Pope. Brezzi has the task to deal with the already grumbling Cardinals. To this end, he organized a volleyball tournament and shares to the Cardinals according to their origin Continents teams include a.
Meanwhile touches Melville as a friendly elderly man unrecognized by Rome, befriends with people and traces of acting, because he wanted to be an actor as a young man and only after unsuccessful attempts struck the priests career in the theater industry. Finally, it is tracked in a theater, while the acting troupe, with whom he has befriended, The Seagull by Anton Chekhov lists.
Referring generally to facilitate the proclamation of the Pope will do so before the world public. In his inaugural speech, the new Pope explained, however, in sober words, that it leidtue him that he feel no aptitude and vocation for the papacy and therefore resign to allow a new election. The speech is picked up by the Cardinals and the crowd in St. Peter's Square with vibration.
Criticism
" The film takes the highest office of the Catholic Church as a foil to tell with winking humor of a man who is plagued given his vocation of fear and only takes power when he rises in the community of ordinary people. Even if the film does not pushes the boundaries of psychological depths, he shines with moments of deep humanity, being driven primarily by his great leading man. "