We Have a Pope2012
We Have a Pope (2012)
We Have a Pope Photos
Movie Info
Watch it now
People Who Like this movie also like
Cast
as Cardinale Melville / Papa
as Psicoanalista
as Marcin Raijski
as Cardinale Gregori
as Psicoanalista
as Cardinale Bollati
as Cardinale Pescardona
as Cardinale Cevasco
as Cardinal brummer
as Swiss Guard #1
as Attore #1
as Girl
as Boy
as Attrice #1
as Attrice #2
as Attore #2
as Attore #3
as Attrice #3
as Cerimoniere
as Capo gendarmeria
as Giornalista
as Mamma
as Commessa
as Portiere
as Ragazza al bar
as Barista
as Ragazzo in autobus
as Prete
as Medico
as Cardinale #1
as Cardinale #2
as Cardinal
as Cardinale #3
as Cardinale #4
as Cardinale #5
as Cardinale #6
as Cardinal
News & Interviews for We Have a Pope
Critic Reviews for We Have a Pope
All Critics (80) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (28) | DVD (1)
Always the star of his movies, even when he shouldn't be, the atheist Moretti gets caught up in his own papal bull. But Piccoli's blessed empathy prevails.
This is rich material that Moretti mines for both superficial absurdity and deep pathos. But he refuses to forge an orthodox happy ending, let alone a tinny satire.
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.
Though skeptical, the film isn't at all mean-spirited.
"We Have a Pope" is a nuanced, moving and profoundly humane exploration of doubt, faith, weakness and resolve.
"We Have a Pope" has great heart.
Audience Reviews for We Have a Pope
Even with Piccoli in a strong performance, it doesn't live up to the promise of its premise, offering us an efficient first half with good pacing but then becoming disjointed and dragging with no direction towards nowhere. Besides, Moretti's character seems completely useless.
Super Reviewer
A promising beginning turns into a bit of a mess. This is a film that does not know whether to take itself seriously or as a pure comedy and leads to a very very empty ending. Sound and Fury signifying nothing.
Super Reviewer
As the Papal Conclave wears on, it appears that there is no clear frontrunner which might have something to do with nobody really wanting the promotion. Eventually, the name of Cardinal Melville(Michel Piccoli) takes precedence and wins out. At the worst possible moment right before being introduced to the faithful, he has an anxiety attack. After a time of waiting for him to recover his senses, the cardinals get restless, with the Austrlian contingent wanting to go over the wall to do a little sightseeing. So, while the powers that be read them the rule book, they also bend them a little to bring in a famed psychologist(Nanni Moretti, who also directed and co-wrote). First off, a disclaimer. "We Have a Pope" really has no problems with the Catholic Church or anybody associated with it. Yes, there is a little white lying and conniving but absolutely no global conspiracies, so hopefully nobody's going to hell.(Still, what the Church would do with the ending and the volleyball tournament is beyond me.) Rather, with amiable good humor, Nanni Moretti shrugs as he wonders what all the fuss is about.(To quote him, he is always harder on himself in his films than others.) More is the shame considering the awful pressure the cardinals are under with such lofty expectations. And don't forget; one should always be vigilant towards those seeking power.
Super Reviewer
We Have a Pope Quotes
| Cardinal Melville: | I have a parental deficit. But I don't know what it is. |
| Female Psychotherapist: | What do you do? |
| Cardinal Melville: | I'm an actor. |
| Cardinal Melville: | I can't do this. |