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Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów) Special Edition (UK Import) [Blu-ray]

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Before THE DEVILS... there was MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS!

This landmark of Polish cinema is based on the infamous ‘demonic possession’ of a group of nuns in Loudun, France in 1634, which led to a priest being burnt at the stake. These scandalous events also inspired Aldous Huxley's 1952 novel The Devils of Loudon, and Ken Russell’s notorious 1971 film The Devils.

Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s Mother Joan of the Angels is a spare, visually astonishing and profoundly disturbing exploration of faith, fanaticism and repressed sexuality. Powered by an extraordinary performance by Lucyna Winnicka as Mother Joan, Kawalerowicz creates one of cinema’s most evocative and 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 brand new 4K restoration.

Technical details
  • Language: Polish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Running time: 110 minutes
  • Black and white
  • Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
  • Video: BD50 / 1080p / 24fps
  • Audio: 2.0 Dual-Mono LPCM (24-bit)
  • Discs: 1

Product Details

Format

  • Blu-ray

Blu-ray Region

Region Free

Label

Second Run

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Special Features

  • Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1960) presented from stunning new 4K restoration by FixaFilm, Poland.
  • 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.
  • World premiere on Blu-ray of the brand new 4K restoration.
  • More TBC

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