Pope Joan (2009) ( Die Päpstin ) ( La papessa )

Pope Joan (2009) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Die Päpstin
Alternate Title: La papessa
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( DTS 5.1 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
148 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Music Video
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sönke Wortmann

Written By:
Donna Woolfolk Cross
Heinrich Hadding

Actors:
Johanna Wokalek ..... Johanna von Ingelheim
David Wenham ..... Gerold
John Goodman ..... Pope Sergius
Iain Glen ..... Village Priest
Edward Petherbridge ..... Aesculapius
Anatole Taubman ..... Anastasius
Lotte Flack ..... Johanna von Ingelheim - Age 10-14
Tigerlily Hutchinson ..... Pope Joan - age 6-9
Jördis Triebel ..... Joan's mother
Oliver Cotton ..... Arsenius
Nicholas Woodeson ..... Arighis
Suzanne Bertish ..... Bishop Arnaldo
Richard van Weyden ..... Eusthasius
Branko Tomovic ..... Paschal
Lenn Kudrjawizki ..... Jordanes

Synopsis:

Johanna Wokalek, John Goodman, and David Wenham star in director Sönke Wortmann's adaptation of author Donna Woolfolk Cross' novel about a woman who dared to live like no other woman in history, and found herself at the center of a treacherous political conspiracy. The daughter of a 9th Century European priest, Johanna (Wokalek) defies dogmatic doctrine by learning to read and write. Later, after Johanna's secret gets out, she receives special permission to parochial school in Dorstadt. The only female in the school, she is placed in the care of Gerold (David Wenham), a brave knight with whom she falls deeply in love. But their romance is shattered when the Normans attack, prompting Johanna to assume the persona of a man and take flight to a Fulda monastery. Ordained in the practice of healing, Johanna later becomes the private doctor of Pope Sergius (Goodman) in Rome. Her fate takes an extraordinary turn, however, when Bishop Anastasius poisons Pope Sergius in an attempt to claim his title, and Johanna ascends to the throne instead. Though at first no one suspects that the new pope is in fact a female, Johanna's secret soon threatens to become known after she discovers that she is pregnant with Gerold's child.

One of the most intriguing legends in history: the life of Pope Joan, a young 9th-century German woman who is said to have usurped the papacy by hiding her real gender and, having been seduced by a member of the clergy, was unmasked when she gave birth in public.

Life of the legendary female Pope.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 11 October, 2020.