“John is a woman on the papal throne” ( English Pope Joan ) is a 2009 film co-produced by Germany , Britain , Italy and Spain . Filmed based on the novel of the same name by American novelist Donna Woolfolk Cross .
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| Genre | drama / historical film / romance |
| Producer | Zenke Wortmann |
| Producer | Bernd eichinger |
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| In the main cast | Johanna Vocalk David Wenham John Goodman |
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| Film company | Constantin film |
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| Budget | 22 million € |
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| Year | and |
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The producer was Bernd Eichinger , and directed by Zenke Wortmann . The main roles were played by Johanna Vokalek , David Wenham and John Goodman [2] .
The world premiere of the film took place in Berlin on October 19, 2009.
Content
Story
Joanna ( Johanna Vokalek ), born in the family of an ordinary village priest ( Ian Glen ), from childhood showed extraordinary mental abilities and an irresistible craving for knowledge. Having received, despite the existing prohibitions, an education, but barely surviving during the Norman invasion, she decides to impersonate a man, taking the name John Anglicus. Once in Rome , John / John becomes the personal physician and adviser to the incumbent Pope Sergius ( John Goodman ), and after his death, being elected, she takes the papal throne.
Cast
- Johanna Vokalek - Papess John / Pope Joan
- Lotte Flac - Ionna at 10-14 years old
- Tigerly Hutchinson - Ionna, 6-9 years old
- David Wenham - Gerold
- John Goodman - Pope Sergius II [3] / Pope Sergius
- Anatole Taubman - Anastasius / Anastasius
- Edward Peterbridge - Aesculapius / Aesculapius
- Ian Glen - Country Priest, Father of John
- Yordis Tribel - Gudrun, mother of John
- Jan-Hendrik Kiefer - Johannes, brother of John
- William Stutz - Johannes, aged 9-12
- Jack Flack - Johannes at 3 years old
- Sandro Lohmann - Matthew John's Brother
- Lucas T. Berglund - Matthew at 6 years old
- Oliver Nagel - Bishop of Fulgentia
- Mark Bischoff - Odo, Teacher
- Claudia Michelsen - Countess Richilda
- Oliver Cotton - Arsenius, father Anastasia
- Nicholas Woodson - Arigis, Papal Nomenclator of John
- Gerald Alexander - Lothar
- Suzanne Bertish - Bishop Arnaldo, narrator
Production
The production of the film took a lot of time and was marked by financial difficulties and difficulties in the work of the actors. Attempts by Oscar-winning filmmaker Volker Schlendorf to make the film began in 1999, first with the production companies UFA and Senator , until the latter was declared bankrupt in 2004, then he turned to the studios Bernd Eichinger and Constantin Film . Scheduled shootings were delayed in 2007 by John Goodman . The following summer, Schlendorff was fired. Zenke Wortmann was replaced by him as a director, and shortly afterwards, in May 2008, the leading woman, Frank Potente, was replaced by Johanna Vokalek [4] .
The filming began in early August 2008 in Burg-Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Other filming locations were the Landesschule Pforta Monastery and the Church of St. Siriac in Gernrode , and the scenes in Rome were filmed in Ouarzazate , Morocco . The main shootings were completed in 2008 in Germany and Morocco [5] .
Perception
The Guardian noted the appearance of the film in the top 10 of the Italian box office and wrote about the criticism of the film by the Vatican , and the newspaper of the Italian Episcopal Conference L'Avvenire described it as an “extremely limited vision” [6] .
Awards
“John the Woman on the Papal Throne” was nominated in four categories in 2010 according to Deutscher Filmpreis , “Best Supporting Actress” for Jordis Tribel , “Artistic Manual”, “Costumes” and “Sound”.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.kinokalender.com/film7076_die-paepstin.html
- ↑ Pope Joan . The appeal date is June 24, 2019.
- ↑ Vancouver Sun - John Goodman back in “Pope Joan” after lawsuit Archived July 27, 2009. (eng.)
- ↑ Schlöndorff-Rauswurf - Es geht um Geld, viel Geld - Kultur - sueddeutsche.de . web.archive.org (October 27, 2009). The appeal date is June 24, 2019.
- ↑ Rom ist Überall - die Locations | DIE PÄPSTIN - Ab 22. Oktober 2009 im Kino! web.archive.org (October 21, 2009). The appeal date is June 24, 2019.
- ↑ Child, Ben . Female pope film sparks Vatican row , The Guardian (June 22, 2010). The appeal date is June 24, 2019.
Links
- paepstin.film.de - the official website of the film (German)