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Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)

★ 7.5/10 106 min Drama, Horror Poland Polish
Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Novel: Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Screenplay by: Tadeusz Konwicki, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Streaming: Not available
Maybe the trouble is not demons, but the absence of angels.

Description

A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.

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Top Cast

Lucyna Winnicka
Lucyna Winnicka Mother Joan of the Angels
Mieczysław Voit
Mieczysław Voit Father Józef Suryn / Rabbi
Anna Ciepielewska
Anna Ciepielewska Sister Małgorzata
Maria Chwalibóg
Maria Chwalibóg Antosia
Kazimierz Fabisiak
Kazimierz Fabisiak Father Brym
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz Chrząszczewski
Zygmunt Zintel
Zygmunt Zintel Wincenty Wołodkowicz
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Jerzy Kaczmarek Kaziuk

Mother Joan of the Angels Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’
UNESCO #483

Critic Curated

Popmatters 100 Essential Female Film Performances
PopMatters #40

Curated List

Polish Film School
CinemaWaves Blog #04

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #60

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