For the Love of Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross, Movie Premier in WA and West Coast

This has been a long time in the works and  finally this weekend I will be going to watch the premier of Pope Joan the movie in Tacoma WA. Have you ever read a book that was so compelling and so unique that even years after reading it you can still vividly recall the details of the book? Pope Joan for me has been the kind of book that I tell anyone and everyone who will listen about just how good of a read it was including my neighbors. Since Pope Joan was literally one of my first reviews here I have diligently followed its progress. I have showed my support for the movie with these ( D.C. showing , and Help the Release, Sundays Art the Irminsul) cool posts in the past but this is where you come in now. Pope Joan will be showing at selected theaters around the US here is the list of showings that just might be in your area. YES there are still tickets available for Tacoma and honestly if you are anywhere near WA it is worth the effort to catch it. I am driving 2.5 hours each way to make sure I see it, that is how bad I want to see it. I hope to see you there. Check out Donna's site for more information also http://popejoan.com/movienews.htm

This weekends showing info,

Tacoma, Washington Film Festival
2 PM Sunday, October 10
Grand Cinema 606 S Fawcett Ave
Tacoma, WA, 98402
Tickets and information: Phone: 253 593 4474.
Email: tacomafilmfestival@gmail.com

Los Angeles, California Goethe Film Festival
 7:30 PM, Friday, October 22, 2010
Aero Theater
1328 Montana Ave at 14th Street,
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Tickets:  $ 11/ general, $9/seniors, studentsAdvanced Tickets @ www.fandango.com 

Info:  margit.kleinman@losangeles.goethe.org

 

San Francisco, California Goethe Film Festival
7:30 pm, Saturday, October 23, 2010
Castro Theater
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114-2019.
Tickets and info: (415) 263-8760 
or email:  festival@sanfrancisco.goethe.org

Ojai (California) Film Festival
November 5 - 7
(details as soon as we have them)

Pope Joan

"For a thousand years, her existence has been denied. She is the legend that will not die--Pope Joan, a controversial figure of historical record who, disguised as a man, rose to rule Christianity in the 9th century as the first and only woman to sit on the throne of St. Peter. In this riveting novel, Donna Woolfolk Cross paints a sweeping portrait of a heroine whose strength of vision led her to defy the social restrictions of her day.

Brilliant and talented, young Joan rebels against medieval laws forbidding women to learn. When her older brother is brutally killed during a Viking attack, Joan takes up his identity and enters the monastery of Fulda, where she is initiated into the brotherhood in his place. As Brother John Anglicus, Joan distinguishes herself as a great scholar and healer. Eventually she is drawn to Rome, where she becomes enmeshed in a dangerous web of love, passion, and politics. Triumphing over appalling odds, she finally attains the highest throne in Christendom, wielding a power greater than any woman before or since.

But such power always comes at a price...

Pope Joan is a sweeping historical drama set against the turbulent events of the 9th century -- the Saracen sack of St. Peter's, the famous fire in the Borgo that destroyed over three-quarters of the Vatican, the Battle of Fontenoy, arguably the bloodiest and most terrible of medieval conflicts. This masterwork of suspense and passion brings the Dark Ages to life in all their brutal splendor and shares the dramatic story of an unforgettable woman who struggles against restrictions her soul cannot accept".

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