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Mother Joan of the Angels

Original title: Matka Joanna od Aniolów
  • 19611961
  • 1h 50m
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7.5/10
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Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.
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A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Jerzy Kawalerowicz
    • Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz(novel)
    • Tadeusz Konwicki(screenplay)
    • Jerzy Kawalerowicz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lucyna Winnicka
    • Mieczyslaw Voit
    • Anna Ciepielewska
    • Jerzy Kawalerowicz
    • Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz(novel)
    • Tadeusz Konwicki(screenplay)
    • Jerzy Kawalerowicz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lucyna Winnicka
    • Mieczyslaw Voit
    • Anna Ciepielewska
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    • 12User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Lucyna Winnicka
    Lucyna Winnicka
    • Mother Joan of the Angels
    Mieczyslaw Voit
    Mieczyslaw Voit
    • Father Jozef Suryn…
    Anna Ciepielewska
    Anna Ciepielewska
    • Sister Malgorzata
    Maria Chwalibóg
    Maria Chwalibóg
    • Antosia
    Kazimierz Fabisiak
    Kazimierz Fabisiak
    • Father Brym
    Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz
    Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz
    • Squire
    Zygmunt Zintel
    Zygmunt Zintel
    • Wincenty Wolodkowicz
    Jerzy Kaczmarek
    • Kaziuk
    Franciszek Pieczka
    Franciszek Pieczka
    • Odryn
    Jaroslaw Kuszewski
    • Juraj
    Lech Wojciechowski
    Lech Wojciechowski
    • Piatkowski
    Marian Nosek
    • Dominican Priest
    Jerzy Walden
    • Dominican Priest
    Marian Nowak
    Zygmunt Malawski
    Zygmunt Malawski
    • Exorcist
    Stanislaw Szymczyk
    Andrzej Antkowiak
    • Young Jew
    • (uncredited)
    Halina Billing-Wohl
    Halina Billing-Wohl
    • Nun
    • (uncredited)
      • Jerzy Kawalerowicz
      • Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz(novel)
      • Tadeusz Konwicki(screenplay)
      • Jerzy Kawalerowicz(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Based on the same 17th century historical incident that was also the basis for Ken Russell's "The Devils".
    • Quotes

      Father Jozef Suryn: All redemption is in love. Love is as strong as death.

    • Connections
      Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A lengyel film (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme Music
      Performed by the The Polish Radio Choir (as Polish Radio Choirs)

      Conducted by Tadeusz Dobrzanski

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    2/10
    Polish nuns and priests
    This movie is a about a priest that comes to a small village to help in the exorcism of mother superior that is possessed by the 8 demons.

    Camera: Everything looks fine and is sharp black and white pictures.

    Characters: You do not really get any insight in any of the characters except the tormented priest that are there to save mother superior. You never feel any anguish or anything from all the possessed nuns. All the nuns are just happy. I am not sure it the village people at the inn was meant to seem like they were possessed too or just plain demented.

    Story: Sorry to say but there was indeed very little of it. Most of the movie was spend watching people that did not tell what happened prior to the movie or moving the story along. Rest of the time was spend following the priest and his doubt in himself and his ability to save mother superior. The exorcism part was fine though but was never followed up on or commented on. The movie may approach some theological issues that could be interesting, but nothing that had not been seen or done better already in 1961.

    Classification: Drama | Horror | Mystery - I am quite puzzled why this movie is classified as horror and mystery. There is no horror at all. Mystery I am not really understanding either as the movie do nothing really to tell what happened before and what is now going on. It is a pure drama following the priest

    Verdict: Good idea but too long and unfocused. At least half an hour too long. In the end i felt they gave a solution to the priests troubled mind but not any story about the events there. If all being possessed by the devil means for a nun that she is happy singing and dancing then let us all be possessed to make a better world.

    If you love old European movies about self doubt and finding yourself and god this may be the movie for you. Otherwise my recommendation is skip it.
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    • Mar 28, 2017

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      • February 9, 1961 (Poland)
      • Poland
      • Polish
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Józefów, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Film Polski Film Agency
      • Studio Filmowe Kadr
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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