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Mother Joan of The Angels - Matka Joanna DVD
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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 October, 2009.
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MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS is a neglected masterpiece of the Polish cinema. Based on the same historical events that inspired Aldous Huxley' s novel THE DEVILS OF LOUDON and Ken Russell' s film THE DEVILS, MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS is a disturbing exploration of faith, repression, fanaticism, and desire by acclaimed Polish director Jerzy Kawalerowicz (AUSTERIA, QUO VADIS?). In a remote convent on the barren plains of 17th-century Poland, a young priest arrives to exorcize the demons from a group of possessed Ursuline nuns. When he meets the beautiful head of the convent, her blasphemies against the church both repel and excite him, with tragic consequences. Smolenczyzna, wiek XVII. W klasztorze zakonnice i ich przeorysze, Matke Joanne opetaly demony. Mlody ksiadz Suryn przyjezdza by czynic egzorcyzmy, lecz i on jest bezsilny. Wszystkie proby oswobodzenia nie udaja sie, a dodatkowo jemu samemu udzielaja sie dziwne niepokoje i rozsterki. Zarowno on jak i Matka Joanna nie chca i nie moga przyznac sie do milosci. Cast: Mieczyslaw Voit, Lucyna Winnicka, Maria Chwalibog, Franciszek Pieczka. Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. 1960, B&W, 108 mins. In Polish with English Subtitles (optional) 
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Richard Brzostek - 08/11/2006 
"Matka Jonna od Aniolow" (Mother Joan of the Angels) is a creepy film about exorcism in the 17th century. A convent of nuns is troubled by demonic possession, including the Mother Superior, who is possessed by eight demons. The four local priest/exorcists summon the help of another priest specializing in exorcism to help them. What he finds at the convent will be the test of his lifetime as he tries to help them.
The priest feels sympathetic and concern for helping others, but his efforts to exercise the demons are not instantly successful. In his labors, he begins to develop affection for Mother Joan. The priest begins a journey of self-reflection and brings us along on his meditative search for meaning. My favorite part of this search was when he consults a Rabbi, and their philosophical discussion that follows. The way I interpreted the deeper meaning of this movie was that love is the answer.
The fact that "Matka Jonna od Aniolow" (1960) was made in black and white gives it an intensely creepy feeling. There isn't anything gruesome shown, but the nature of the story itself, the spooky feeling of the convent, and the behavior of the possessed nuns create an amazing effect of uneasiness. One could easily place the film in the category of horror based on the suspenseful nature of the film. "Matka Jonna od Aniolow" is an intriguing story and a work of art. |
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