Mother Joan of the Angels

UPC: 644527331096

Studio: Polart

Summary: A Mother superior in a 17th-century convent finds herself possessed by the Devil in this Polish drama set in a convent of Ursuline nuns. Several attempts are made to exorcise the demon. While four priests attempt to banish the spirit, two more are burned at the stake for impregnating her. All but one of the other nuns allow Satan's minions to enter their bodies. An extremely devout priest uses every power at his disposal to exorcise them. But even self-flagellation cannot stop them. In desperation, the priest consults an aged rabbi who suggests that the "demons" are really manifestations of human nature. The priest then finds himself becoming possessed by the Mother Superior. Suddenly he desires her body and soul. To prove his desire, he murders two stable grooms. He then encounters the one unpossessed nun who has just spent a night of lovemaking with an aristocrat who has since tossed her out. She is terribly upset and the priest advises her to go back to the convent and tell the Mother Superior of the lecherous man's misdeeds. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Special Jury Prize – Cannes Film Festival

Mother Joan of the Angels

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 04/25/2006

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 108 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Mother Joan of the Angels
1. Chapter 1 [4:36]
2. Chapter 2 [3:46]
3. Chapter 3 [6:15]
4. Chapter 4 [4:59]
5. Chapter 5 [2:41]
6. Chapter 6 [6:24]
7. Chapter 7 [5:58]
8. Chapter 8 [4:58]
9. Chapter 9 [10:14]
10. Chapter 10 [7:06]
11. Chapter 11 [3:24]
12. Chapter 12 [4:58]
13. Chapter 13 [4:24]
14. Chapter 14 [8:32]
15. Chapter 15 [6:24]
16. Chapter 16 [4:07]
17. Chapter 17 [7:40]
18. Chapter 18 [6:55]

Cast and Crew: Zygmunt Zintel  Actor 
Franciszek Pieczka  Actor 
Jerzy Kawalerowicz  Director 
Jerzy Kawalerowicz  Screenwriter 
Tadeusz Konwicki  Screenwriter 
Adam Walacinski  Composer (Music Score) 
Lucyna Winnicka  Actor 
Mieczyslaw Voit  Actor 
Maria Chwalibog  Actor 

Country: Poland