Mother Joan of the Angels

Matka Joanna od aniolów, feature film, 1961

DIRECTED BY: Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Mother Joan of the Angels

CAST:
Lucyna Winnicka (Ivana Anđeoska),
Mieczyslaw Voit (Jozef Suryn),
Anna Ciepielewska (Malgorzata),
Maria Chwalibóg (Antosia),
Kazimierz Fabisiak (Brym),
Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz (Chrzaszczewski)

SCRIPT:
Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz,
Jerzy Kawalerowicz,
Tadeusz Konwicki

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jerzy Wójcik

Synopsis:
This is a story about demons from Loudun set in Poland in 17th century. A catholic priest arrives at a small town’s convent and tries to exorcize a demon from one of the nuns. A local priest who led the nuns into sin and was burnt for doing so caused this hysterical situation. In addition, a young priest helps the nun fight her demons. In 1961, this film won a special award in Cannes.

b/w, 105 min