Pope Joan

Pope Joan

Synopsis

A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.

Official Site: www.die-paepstin.de

Singapore Release Date: 12th August 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 149 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama | History | Romance

Cast: Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman, Lotte Flack

Crew: Director (Sönke Wortmann), Producer (Bernd Eichinger), Writers (Donna Woolfolk Cross)

The Trailer

The Review

This is an excellent retelling of Pope Joan, the legendary female Pope.

We all knew her by history, and this movie is by far one of the best among the adaptations out there.

You’ll be glad to know, the film closely follow history, and didn’t deviate much.

Of course there were some glorified and conceited scenes, but that’s movie-making. It didn’t affect much of the plot.

I reckon feminist activist would approve, considering there was a call for gender equality in the story.

The Good

• Quality in realism
• Excellent sub-plot

The Bad

• I don’t like the ending, but that’s history

Editor’s Ratings