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Mother Joan of the Angels

1961 · 106 min

A stark, austere plunge into spiritual torment, where silence and shadow weigh heavier than any demon.

Tagline
Maybe the trouble is not demons, but the absence of angels.
Overview
A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • obsession
  • madness
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror6
Humour0
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, horror
Directed by
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Written by
Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Tadeusz Konwicki
Starring
Lucyna Winnicka, Mieczysław Voit, Anna Ciepielewska, Maria Chwalibóg, Kazimierz Fabisiak, Stanisław Jasiukiewicz, Zygmunt Zintel, Jerzy Kaczmarek
Music
Adam Walaciński
Cinematography
Jerzy Wójcik
Runtime
106 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Latin, Polish

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