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Mother Joan of the Angels

1961, Jerzy Kawalerowicz

4.8/5

Set in the 17th century. A convent in a small town is being visited by high-ranking Catholic official trying to exorcise the nun supposedly posessed by demons. A local priest have been burnt for creating this condition by sexual temptation of the nuns, especially the Mother superior who bring on the collective hysteria of the group. There is another young priest who is to help with the exorcism. His first meeting with the convent head, Mother Joanne of the Angels, has her seemingly posessed by Satan - she yells blasphemies and incites the priest. She begs the priest to save her and to help her to be a saint.

If you like Mother Joan of the Angels, you might also like Films Set In Poland, Films Based On Short Fiction, Films Directed By Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Polish Drama Films.

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