The pope must diet 1991 cast and crew a portly priest robbie coltrane becomes pope by mistake and spots a mob boss herbert lom laundering money at the vatican. Robbie coltrane in the pope must diet 1991 robbie coltrane and adrian. The script was written by richardson with pete richens, derived from elements of an earlier screenplay for a threepart miniseries satirising the. British screen, film four international, miramax films, palace pictures. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film was so controversial upon its release in 1991 that its alternate title wasand this is truethe pope must diet. This would be a blessing for him, but the mafiainfiltrated vatican is not at all pleased, especially when the new pontiff starts trying to clean up the nefarious financial goingson at the holy see. Like a lot of people who were raised within its rituals and traditions, i can easily find. Blame it on the bellboy 1992, the supergrass 1985, born in east l. With robbie coltrane, adrian edmondson, paul bartel, damir mejovsek. A priest discovers that being the leader of the catholic church can be. Lipponi, added, i eat more in one meal than the pope does in seven days.
Filmed in the uk and mainly in europe, not far from the vatican city. Excellent entertainment for the whole family highly recommened and will be. The pope must diet 1991 a portly priest robbie coltrane becomes pope by mistake and spots a mob boss herbert lom laundering money at the vatican. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The pope must diet 1991 a lessthanqualified and farfromperfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. If you can only see it as a bunch of guys running around. That prestige ought to be used in an important cause, and one where it will matter. The papacy has been surrounded by numerous legends. Its definately dry humor, and does a comedy exploration of the church, how they pick the pope all the political menuvering, the rumored corruption within the church, and how a mistake can be heavanly ordained. Among the most famous are the claims that the papal tiara bears the number of the beast inscriptions, that a woman was once elected pope, or that the current pope will be the last pope. The film opens with the death of the previous pope and the college of cardinals in rome to elect a new pope.
Harry forbes, catholic news service watching this film has renewed in me a sense of profound gratitude to god for having given the church and the world a pope of such an exalted human and spiritual nature. Another source says that leo xiii also ate these meals alone, on a folding table and tray. If you can only see it as a bunch of guys running around wearing funny outfits and reciting mumbojumbo, then it loses its mystery, and that makes it useless as a target for satire. As the pontiff, he must deal with vatican corruption, the mob and. In america they pretty much tried to ignore and virtually ban the film, even changing its title to the pope must diet, which made no sense. The script was written by richardson with pete richens, derived from elements of an earlier screenplay for a threepart miniseries satirising the catholic church, which was rejected by channel 4. As pope, john paul ii remembered that, day after day i was able to observe the austere way in which he lived. Pope benedict xvi attended the world premiere screening and at the conclusion blessed the miniseries the ultimate endorsement. To begin with, this film first of all presupposes the hypothetical situation where the vatican is controlled by mafia don vittorio correlli. The pope must diet movie posters from movie poster shop. The film is based on real life events of pope john xxiii. The pope departed his base in mexico city for the last time on wednesday, but not before thanking ibarra and his team for what he described as their delicious meals.
Excellent entertainment for the whole family highly recommened and will be more classic movies from the 80s for the family i like the part where the bishops mobile telephone rings its in a shape of a cross and flashes. The illusion of being in the sistine chapel and the vatican gardens alongside the princes of the church is satisfyingly complete. Robbie coltrane alex rocco herbert lom adrian edmondson john sessions. Jonathan pryce to play pope francis in netflix film the. Robbie coltrane list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
A lessthanqualified and farfromperfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. Following the death of the pope, the corrupt monsignor vitchie paul bartel and cardinal rocco. I really enjoyed this film, and hope that it will be on dvd soon. As the pontiff, he must deal with vatican corruption, the mob and the reappearance of his old lover. Even in the uk the film came up against backlash and. By profession he was a soldier and, after my mothers death, his life became one of. Il papa buono, also known with the shorten titles the good pope and the good pope. A failure from the comic strip gang which caused so much controversy in the united states that it was retitled the pope must diet. The whole story is an easy dose of comedy with cliches and predictable twists. Add pope francis to netflixs continually growing tv and movie roster names.
Coltrane is ok, but this film must be classed as a bit of a dud. The film might not have been a classic, but robbie. Comedy starring robbie coltrane as a wronglyelected pope. The movie has not garnered greater appreciation due to its touchy subject matter. The film might not have been a classic, but robbie coltrane is certainly one of the most memorable. Since john paul iis elevation in 1978, no nation on earth has been led better. The streaming service is moving forward with the feature film. The pope must diet 1990 directed by peter richardson. Following the popes funeral, a procession of redrobed. The top 16 popes from pop culture, ranked the ringer. The latter claim has been shown to be false for every known pope barring the incumbent. Game of thrones spurs croat tourism, film industry published thu, jul 10 2014 2.
Thank goodness robbie coltrane is a heavyset chap, else the churchapproved title the pope must diet would never have made any sense. The budget for the film was later approved by palace pictures with the backing of channel 4 films. They are small, perhaps, but there are those who love them. Not for many generations has the church amassed as much prestige as it has under john paul ii and his successors. Apr 15, 2011 the illusion of being in the sistine chapel and the vatican gardens alongside the princes of the church is satisfyingly complete.