German village Igelheim's backward priest hopes his sons will succeed him after education in the bishop's cathedral school, but the elder succumbs to disease and the younger lacks any intellectual drive. Traveling teacher Aesculapius arranges for the inquisitive daughter Johanna to be enrolled, against their father's wishes. Unfit for the boys-only dorm, she gets to stay with Count Gerold, incurring his wife's due jealousy. She's to be dismissed, but survives a Viking pillagi... (Full plot summary below)
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German village Igelheim's backward priest hopes his sons will succeed him after education in the bishop's cathedral school, but the elder succumbs to disease and the younger lacks any intellectual drive. Traveling teacher Aesculapius arranges for the inquisitive daughter Johanna to be enrolled, against their father's wishes. Unfit for the boys-only dorm, she gets to stay with Count Gerold, incurring his wife's due jealousy. She's to be dismissed, but survives a Viking pillaging slaughter and assumes brother Johannes' identity to join a monastery, where she becomes the infirmary's trainee. Fleeing exposure as female, she arrives in Rome. As a protégée of rivals in the viper nest-like papal court, she ends up elected as pope, but carries Count Gerold's baby, guaranteeing exposure.
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| User ReviewMarco SA really, really good movie based on a true story. Although the movie is extremely long (2h 20min), it never gets boring. The life of the girl Joan is put in stunning pictures and touching stories. The movie really transfers the suffers and pains of Joan she has to take throughout her life until she reaches her aim - she's the first woman who is being elected as Pope, although she had to pretend her whole life to be a boy. |
| User ReviewMarsha MMagistral! Me fascinó esta película basada en una novela que narra la leyenda medieval europea de una mujer que llegó a ser Papa mientras estaba disfrazada de monje. Es una película que muestra la ignorancia de los hombres de esa época y el conformismo de la mujeres de ese mismo tiempo. Johanna rompe los canones en su búsqueda por conocimiento y Dios. Desde el inicio me cautivó ya que siempre he pensado que porqué una mujer en la Iglesia Católica solo puede llegar a ser Madre Superiora mientras que un hombre puede llegar a ser Papa? La historia demuestra el camino pionero de Johanna de no conformarse con hacer lo que la sociedad dicta sino de lograr alcanzar todo su potencial. Una historia que lo tiene todo, héroes que no temen defender lo que es correcto, villanos perversos, acción, drama, romance y un cruce de caminos de los personajes al mejor estilo de David Copperfield de Dickens. Asimismo muestra la vida de la Europa de los años 800s, que es un periodo poco visitado en los filmes, agregando riqueza a la experiencia. Una extraordinaria producción alemana, junto con Inglaterra, Italia y España. Brillante actuación de Johanna Wokalek como "Johanna" y acertadas participaciones de David Wenham y John Goodman. Altamente recomendada y ya una de mis favoritas. |
| User ReviewVessela DI loved this movie!!!:) Beautiful, touching, thought-provoking...:) Two thumbs up!!!:) |
| User ReviewAlonso EWikipedia was the first thing I went to after watching |
| User ReviewAurea Patricia Aa fantastic movie. excellent settings, locations and the performances are impecable. interesting approach given in this film about such a delicate taboo topic. i loved it very much. |
| User ReviewAurea Ait's not the story i always knew about pope joan, but it was interesting to see this approach. excelent scenary, i loved the story and the performance of joanna wokalek is outstanding. i loved it a lot. |
| User ReviewShinta POne of the few movies which can keep up to the book. A great strong story well told. John Goodman was the only cast role who wasn't convincing and more like a comedy character but all other characters expecially Joan as a grown woman as well as being a child and young woman where extremely well casted! The CGI of Rome was a little poor but all other sets where well choosen and convincing. the story is easy to follw and apprehand even if you haven't read the book which I strongly recommend to do anyway! due to the very late change in cast and director the movie doesn't come up with any extra toppings or surprises as I guess there might not have been enough time to realize any special input / ideas the final director had (just assuming). All in all it's a great movie properly excecuted and well told with an overall great cast and a strong touching story. Go see it! |
| User ReviewVelika NValor histórico, se relata de manera adecuada. Soundtrack medio malo. Algunas locaciones se veÃan demasiado falsas. Actuación bastante promedio. Larga pero no se siente larga ni aburrida. |
| User ReviewLiga Bstarted to wander if this story is just a legend or really true.. |
| User ReviewBea BDavid wenham makes Boromir again in this great movie |
