Habemus Papam (2011)

Director:

Nanni Moretti

Writers:

Nanni Moretti (written by) and
Francesco Piccolo (written by) ...
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Release Date:

15 April 2011 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A story centered on the relationship between the newly elected Pope and his therapist.

Plot Keywords:

Pope | Vatican | Howl | Psychoanalyst | Impersonation

Awards:

9 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Michel Piccoli	...	Il papa
Jerzy Stuhr	...	Il portavoce
Renato Scarpa	...	Cardinal Gregori
Franco Graziosi	...	Cardinal Bollati
Camillo Milli	...	Cardinal Pescardona
Roberto Nobile	...	Cardinal Cevasco
Ulrich von Dobschütz	...	Cardinal Brummer
Gianluca Gobbi	...	Guardia svizzera
Nanni Moretti	...	Lo psicoanalista
Margherita Buy	...	La psicoanalista
Camilla Ridolfi	...	Bambina
Leonardo Della Bianca	...	Bambino
Dario Cantarelli	...	Attore
Manuela Mandracchia	...	Attrice
Rossana Mortara	...	Attrice
Teco Celio	...	Attore
Roberto De Francesco	...	Attore
Chiara Causa	...	Attrice
Mario Santella	...	Cerimoniere
Toni Laudadio	...	Capo gendarmeria (as Tony Laudadio)
Enrico Iannello	...	Giornalista (as Enrico Ianniello)
Cecilia Dazzi	...	Mamma
Lucia Mascino	...	Commessa
Massimo Verdastro	...	Vaticanista
Giulia Giordano	...	Ragazza al bar
Francesco Brandi	...	Barista
Giovanni Ludeno	...	Portiere
Salvatore Miscio	...	Prete
Salvatore Dell'Aquila	...	Medico
Peter Boom	...	Cardinale (as John Peter Boom)
Erik Merino	...	Cardinale
Harold Bradley	...	Cardinale
Jalle Bruinsma	...	Cardinale
Alfredo Cairo	...	Cardinale
Leonardo Maddalena	...	Ragazzo in autobus
Mauro Casanica	...	Cardinale
Somasiry Jayamanne	...	Cardinale
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Piero Delfino Pesce	...	Cardinale
Massimo Dobrovic	...	Guardia svizzera
Maurizio Mannoni	...	Himself
Riccardo Sinibaldi	...	Attore
Pope John Paul II	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Nanni Moretti

Writing credits
Nanni Moretti		(written by) and
Francesco Piccolo		(written by) and
Federica Pontremoli		(written by)

Produced by
Jean Labadie	....	producer
Nanni Moretti	....	producer
Domenico Procacci	....	producer

Original Music by
Franco Piersanti

Cinematography by
Alessandro Pesci

Film Editing by
Esmeralda Calabria

Production Design by
Paola Bizzarri

Costume Design by
Lina Nerli Taviani

Makeup Department
Massimo Allinoro	....	additional hair stylist
Raffaella Iorio	....	makeup artist
Silvia Persica	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Fabrizio Amato	....	unit manager
Alessandro Del Vecchio	....	production secretary
Ezio Orita	....	production manager
Andrea Piazza	....	production secretary

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Daniele	....	first assistant director
Natalia Fago	....	assistant director
Ciro Scognamiglio	....	assistant director
Giorgio Servillo	....	third assistant director

Art Department
D'Ubaldi Cinzia	....	digital intermediate assistant
Erminio Lauri	....	art department
David Orlandelli	....	storyboard artist
Melina Ormando	....	first assistant art director
Gianpaolo Rifino	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Laurent Boudaud	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simone Carnesecchi	....	boom operator
Andrea Caucci	....	sound effects editor
Alberto Doni	....	sound mixer
Alessandro Zanon	....	sound

Special Effects by
Tiberio Angeloni	....	special effects coordinator
Franco Galiano	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Gilberto Arpioni	....	compositor
Francesca Baiardi	....	visual effects coordinator
Andrea Baracca	....	digital color timing
Francesca Bellettato	....	compositor
Chiara Costantini	....	compositor
Francesco Dell'Anna	....	digital compositor
Stefano Ferrera	....	visual effects artist
Saul Galbiati	....	compositor
Denis Kosar	....	compositor
Ali Moravec	....	compositor
Jirí Sindelár	....	compositor
Guido Tognoni	....	visual effects artist
Ruggero Tomasino	....	compositor
Mario Zanot	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Mauro Belli	....	electrician
Alessandro Brambilla	....	steadicam operator
Emiliano Canevari Intoppa	....	focus puller camera "b"
Emanuele Chiari	....	additional camera operator
Aniello Grieco	....	additional camera operator: HD
Marco Sacerdoti	....	b camera operator
Fabrizio Vicari	....	camera operator
Davide Zanetti	....	additional assistant camera
Luciano Teolis	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gaia Calderone	....	assistant costume designer
Caterina Micheli	....	costume assistant
Alexandra Toesca	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Andrea Baracca	....	colorist
D'Ubaldi Cinzia	....	digital intermediate assistant

Music Department
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator
Roma Film Orchestra	....	music performed by

Transportation Department
Paolo Bernardini	....	production driver

Other crew
Bruno Di Bartolomei	....	accountant
Maurizio Di Bartolomei	....	cashier
Alessandro Luzi	....	cashier
Emanuela Valente	....	accountant

Production Companies

• Sacher Film
• Fandango
• Le Pacte
• France 3 Cinéma
• Rai Cinema (in collaboration with)
• Canal+ (in collaboration with)
• Coficup (in collaboration with) (as Sofica Coficup)
• Backup Films (in collaboration with)
• France Télévision (in collaboration with)
• Eurimages (support) (funding)

Distributors

• 01 Distribution (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Gutek Film (2011) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Le Pacte (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sundance Selects (2012) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Midas Filmes (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Vértigo Films (2011) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• M.A.G. Special Effects

Other Companies

• Alf Service  lighting balloons service
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Roma Film Orchestra  music performed by

Also Known As:

"Habemus Papam" - Canada (English title) (imdb display title), France (imdb display title)
"We Have a Pope" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
"Ehoume Papa!" - Greece (imdb display title)
"Habemus Papa - El Psicoanalista del Papa" - Argentina (imdb display title)
"Habemus Papam - Ein Papst büxt aus" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Habemus Papam - Temos Papa" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Habemus Papam: Imamo papeza" - Slovenia (imdb display title)
"Habemus papam - Mamy papieża" - Poland
"Habemus papam - mamy papieza" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Turime popieziu!" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Un Papa en apuros" - Peru (imdb display title)
"Van pápánk!" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Vi har en påve!" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Vi har en pave" - Norway (imdb display title)
"Yesh lanu Apiphior" - Israel (Hebrew title) (alternative title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | German | Latin | English | Spanish | Polish | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Italy:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Ireland:PG | Japan:G | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Sacher Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.18" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Todo Cambia

Flamboyant crowd–pleaser

Not much to look at, commercial film with no foundation in reality, a tool for bringing religion back to disappointed believers.Clumsy attempt at imitation of the movie "La vita è Bella" which makes it even more transparent. The role of the Pope was entrusted to a good actor, I admit to that. I thought the concept of rapid mixing of unusual, funny and serious situation used only to receive a consolation prize at film festivals, but there are still people who would throw big money at the same thing. On the other hand, one can see why they selected the actors of this caliber and the language of course had to be Italian. Making it to be like some Hollywood blockbusters would not fare well, but at least this can be used by the Vatican, provided they obtain a minimal positive reviews.