After the Pope’s death, the conclave in Rome elects a cardinal (Michel Piccoli) who was never one of the frontrunnersā¦ but he panics. Director Nanni Moretti once made a movie, The Mass is Ended (1985), about a priest who begins to doubt his faith; this one has similar themes as the aging cardinal escapes from the conclave before his election is announced and spends quality time with the common people. Moretti’s light touch is disarming, but his film never terribly funny or insightful, and the ending is very weak.Ā
2011-Italy-France. 104 min. Color.Ā Directed byĀ Nanni Moretti.Ā Cast:Ā Michel Piccoli (Cardinal Melville), Jerzy Stuhr (The Spokesman), Renato Scarpa (Cardinal Gregori), Franco Graziosi, Camillo Milli, Roberto Nobileā¦ Nanni Moretti.
Trivia:Ā Original title: Habemus Papam.
