Mother Joan of the Angels

Mother Joan of the Angels

Maybe the trouble is not demons, but the absence of angels.

Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Produced by Zespół Filmowy Kadr

1961106 min7.6 / 10

A spiritually and psychologically complex meditation on faith, doubt, and the nature of evil, told through the lens of demonic possession as both literal horror and metaphysical crisis.

A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mother Joan of the Angels sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Mother Joan of the Angels scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Mother Joan of the Angels easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Mother Joan of the Angels end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Mother Joan of the Angels violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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85/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity75

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Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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