Synopsis
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Michel PiccoliMelville
- Nanni MorettiDott. Brezzi
- Margherita BuyMoglie di Brezzi
- Jerzy StuhrIl portavoce
- Renato ScarpaCard. Gregori
- Franco Graziosicardinale Bollati
- Camillo Millicardinale Pescardona
- Roberto NobileCard. Cevasco
- Ulrich von DobschützKardinal Brummer
- Erik Merinocardinale cileno
Recommendations
- 80
New York Daily News
Meticulous staging and Piccoli's world-weary presence balance any silliness, making the issues here feel relevant and real. The method is not pointed political satire but gentle enlightenment. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Nanni Moretti's tender, funny and timely Vatican romp entertains, but lacks the director's customary bite. - 70
The New Yorker
What really grips the new movie, for all its amused glances at Swiss Guards and ceremonial pomp, is the prospect of a single soul in crisis. [9 April 2012, p.85] - 63
Slant Magazine
Nanni Moretti's latest is a mixed bag that too often settles for easy, superficial laughs. - 60
Boxoffice Magazine
Piccoli in a role that relies on looks, gestures and very few words, does not hit an off note, making him into a silent, everyman figure. - 50
Variety
The results veer between occasional smiles and outright pretension, with only Piccoli's mastery transcending the material. - 50
Village Voice
Until the potent concluding scene, the humor and shallow profundities of We Have a Pope pivot on the cuteness of geriatrics, especially when they're spiking a volleyball in slo-mo. - 50
The A.V. Club
It's a shame that a movie about the pope as a man shows such scant fascination with the actual papacy - or with humanity, for that matter.
