
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaIt's more of a character study, insightful and nuanced, about a man grappling with a profound sense of inadequacy, questioning himself. In many ways, We Have a Pope recalls last year's Oscar winner, "The King's Speech": Someone who doesn't feel up to the job fate has handed him, and then struggling to come to terms with it. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanBy turns sweet, sad, funny and poignant, We Have a Pope is the story of a man who doesn't want to be God's representative on Earth. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertOn the surface, this Italian dramedy about a troubled cardinal reluctant to accept his election to the papacy is a likable, understated farce. Look closer and you'll see that it has serious issues on its mind. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfIt's an amusing feature but also emotionally resonant and expertly performed. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe key stroke to the success of Moretti's film is that the thematic push-and-pull rides under the surface of what is a very often funny film. The laughs are frequent, but never mean. |
| Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)Brian GibsonTo its great credit, just before the credits, We Have A Pope slips away from its droll dramedy and offers a sharp anticlimax--a pointed stab at Catholicism now. The declaration of its title turns out to be the emptiest statement of all. |
| Bangkok PostKong RithdeePiccoli, a veteran of European cinema, carries Melville with dejected grace. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonThere's a sweetness to Italian director Nanni Moretti's "We Have a Pope" that belies its seemingly unholy premise... |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinWhat really matters is the affectionate, humanist perspective from which the filmmaker dramatizes the plight of a man who simply can't bare the weight of his job. |
| NPRMark JenkinsWe Have a Pope is not the filmmaker's next assault on a Roman patriarch. It's a half-sweet, half-rueful existential drama in which the satire comes secondary. |