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Synopsis
Nanni Moretti (The Son’s Room, Caro Diario) joins forces with the great French
actor Michel Piccoli (Contempt, Belle de Jour) to tell the story of Melville, a cardinal
who suddenly finds himself elected as the next Pope. Never the front runner and
completely caught off guard, he panics as he’s presented to the faithful in St. Peter’s
Square. To prevent a worldwide crisis, the Vatican’s spokesman calls in an unlikely
psychiatrist who is neither religious nor all that committed, played by Moretti, to
find out what is wrong with the new Pope. As the world nervously waits outside,
inside the therapist tries to find a solution. But Cardinal Melville is adamant: he
does not want the job, or at least needs time to think it over. What follows is a
marvelous insight into the concept of a human being existing behind the title of
God’s representative on Earth. We Have a Pope is the latest film by Moretti to make
wonderful use of humor while dealing with serious issues and continue to showcase
his deep humanism.
