(Matka Joanna od Aniołów)

A film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Poland, 1960

1961 Cannes Film Festival / Winner: Special Jury Prize

Before THE DEVILS…

there was MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS!

The film is a visually astonishing and profoundly disturbing exploration of faith,

fanaticism and repressed sexuality. Built around an extraordinary lead performance

by Lucyna Winnicka, Kawalerowicz creates one of cinema’s most intense portrayals

of the tragedy which ensues when passion is crushed by dogma.

Mother Joan of the Angels is presented for the first time in a stunning new 4K

restoration.

“Kawalerowicz’s masterpiece… translating inner turmoil into austere images

reminiscent of Dreyer” Elliott Stein, Village Voice

“A work of breathtaking spectacle and complexity, and undoubtedly the crowning

achievement of early-60s Polish cinema” Michael Ewins, E-Film

Blu-ray Special Edition features:

• Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1960) presented from a

stunning new 4K restoration.

• A new, in-depth discussion of the film by the critic, curator and scholar Michał

Oleszczyk.

• An expansive filmed appreciation by producer and film historian Michael Brooke.

• All-new Projection Booth commentary with Mike White.

• 32-page booklet featuring essays by author and film lecturer Dr David Sorfa, and

Michael Brooke.

• New and improved English subtitle translation.

• Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C).

• World premiere on Blu-ray of the new 4K restoration.

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