| Original title: | Die Päpstin |
| Country (Year): | Germany, Italy, Spain, UK (2009) |
| Genre: | Drama, Romance |
| Runtime: | 148min |
| Director: | Sönke Wortmann |
| Release date: | 22.10.2009 (German Switzerland) |
| Script: | Donna Woolfolk Cross |
| Heinrich Hadding |
Die Päpstin
Image galleryLegend claims a woman was voted pope in the 9th century. In 814, Charlemagne dies and a girl named Johanna is born in Ingelsheim. Against the wishes of her father, the intelligent girl gets an education, hiding in a Benedictine monastery disguised as a man. There she has a successful career, making it all the way to Rome, where she becomes the Pope's closest advisor. German director Sönke Wortmann's movie adaptation is a stuffy historical drama, which often degenerates into a parody of the genre. Although it raises the issue of equality within the church, the movie's crude staging is annoying.
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