Habemus Papam - A Pope escapes

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Movie
German title Habemus Papam - A Pope escapes
Original title Habemus papam
Country of production Italy , France
original language Italian
Publishing year 2011
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
JMK 0
Rod
Director Nanni Moretti
script Nanni Moretti
Francesco Piccolo
Federica Pontremoli
production Nanni Moretti
Jean Labadie
Domenico Procacci
music Franco Piersanti
camera Alessandro Pesci
cut Esmeralda Calabria
occupation

Habemus Papam - A Pope büxt (original title: Habemus Papam ) is an Italian-French tragicomedy by the Italian director Nanni Moretti . The 2011 film is about a newly elected Pope who does not feel up to the office.

Michel Piccoli at the presentation in Cannes 2011

content

The Pope died with great public sympathy (archival images of the funeral ceremonies for John Paul II are incised ), and cardinals from all over the world gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope from among their number, strictly excluding the public . After several unsuccessful ballots, the outsider Cardinal Melville is elected, who, under the impression of the extraordinary situation, accepts the election. But in the immediate aftermath, Melville, more of a quiet character, had deep doubts about his inner calling to the papacy. When his proclamation on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica has already begun, Melville collapses with a loud scream at the “Habemus papam” , the proclamation of the election results. The cardinals as well as the unsuspecting world public are at a loss.
Since the new Pope has not yet been announced, the conclave, i.e. the isolation of the college of cardinals from the outside world, remains. A famous psychoanalyst , Professor Brezzi, is called in to treat the nervous and desperately withdrawn Melville, to help him through his psychological crisis and thus to induce him to accept the office. But initially without success. The Vatican spokesman is putting the press off.

In great secrecy and in civilian clothes, Melville, accompanied by the Vatican spokesman and some bodyguards, leaves the Vatican to visit Brezzi's ex-wife, also a psychoanalyst, in her practice in Rome . On the way back, Melville manages to slip away from his companions and mingle with the crowd.

Brezzi, who is now also subject to the conclave, and the Vatican spokesman are now starting to play something for the cardinals as well: A Swiss guard is quartered in the papal apartments with the task of pacing back and forth behind the curtains from time to time to simulate the presence of the Pope. Brezzi is responsible for keeping the grumbling cardinals busy. For this purpose he organizes a volleyball tournament and divides the cardinals into teams according to their origin.

Meanwhile, Melville roams through Rome as a sympathetic elderly gentleman unrecognized, befriends people and feels about acting, because as a young man he wanted to be an actor and only started a priestly career after unsuccessful attempts in the acting industry. After all, he is tracked down in a theater while the troupe, with whom he has befriended, The Seagull by Anton Chekhov lists.

With general relief, the Pope's proclamation before the world public is made up for. In his inaugural address, however, the new Pope declared in sober words that he was sorry that he felt no aptitude and vocation for the papal office and that he was stepping down in order to make a new election possible. The speech is received with shock by the cardinals and the crowd in St. Peter's Square .

background

Most of the filming took place in the Cinecittà film studios , as the Vatican did not allow filming in its halls. In order to convey the message of the film and inspired by the imagery of the Catholic Church, the director invented his very own Vatican. Great care was taken with the set-up in the studio, with the equipment of the costumes and the selection of the locations to make everything look as authentic as possible.

reception

Reviews

Dörthe Gromes from Zeit.de writes: “Moretti's Habemus Papam is not about scandalous revelations from the inner workings of the Vatican; the pros and cons of the Pope remain irrelevant. Rather, he is interested in the behavior of a person who cannot assume the role intended for him. The film thus picks up on a simple fact that is usually lost in the media discourse: Even the highest offices are only held by people with all their inadequacies. "

“The film uses the highest office of the Catholic Church as a foil to tell with a wink of humor about a person who is plagued by fear in view of his calling and only finds strength when he is absorbed in the community of ordinary people. Even if the film does not penetrate into psychological depths, it shines with moments of deep humanity, whereby it is mainly carried by its great leading actor. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards and nominations

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Habemus Papam - A Pope büxt . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2011 (PDF; test number: 130 034 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Habemus Papam - Ein Pope büxt . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ a b Dörthe Gromes: The representative of God in human terms at zeit.de, accessed on January 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Habemus Papam - A Pope escapes. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 25, 2018 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Habemus Papam - A Pope escapes. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017 ; accessed on September 25, 2018 .