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MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS (Matka Joanna od Aniołów) (1961)
A landmark of Polish cinema, this celebrated film is based on the documented events of the ‘demonic possession’ of a group of nuns that led to the burning of a priest at the stake in Loudun, France in 1634 (also the basis for Aldous Huxley's 1952 novel The Devils of Loudon, and Ken Russell’s notorious 1971 film The Devils).
Blu-ray Special Edition features:
• Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1960) presented from a 2K remaster by WFDiF Poland, supervised by cinematographer Jerzy Wójcik.
• An 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.
• The Projection Booth commentary.
• 32-page booklet featuring essays by author and film lecturer Dr David Sorfa, and Michael Brooke.
• New and improved English subtitle translation.
• UK premiere on Blu-ray.
• MORE TBC
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
• Region A/B/C (Region Free)
(REGION FREE)
