In the Pope's Eye

1980 1h 35m IT

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 59

Comedy

Synopsis

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The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roberto Benigni
self
Luciano De Crescenzo
God
Andy Luotto
self
Isabella Rossellini
self
Diego Abatantuono
Don Gabriele
Renzo Arbore
self
Manfred Freyberger
Papa Giovanni Paolo II
Mario Marenco
self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Renzo Arbore
Writers: Renzo Arbore, Luciano De Crescenzo, Renzo Arbore
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Renzo Arbore, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Renzo Arbore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfredo Muschietti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Roberto Benigni and Luciano De Crescenzo and Andy Luotto carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Renzo Arbore directs. Luciano Tovoli behind the camera. Renzo Arbore scores. Alfredo Muschietti cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Renzo Arbore, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Renzo Arbore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Alfredo Muschietti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Roberto Benigni and Luciano De Crescenzo and Andy Luotto carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0082880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.