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Catalog/Drama/Mother Joan of the Angels
Mother Joan of the Angels poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 80.9 / 100
1961·Drama / Horror / Mystery·1h 50m

MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS

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

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

Above the Line
Jerzy Kawalerowicz·DirectorTadeusz Konwicki·ScreenplayJerzy Kawalerowicz·ScreenplayJerzy Wójcik·Director of PhotographyAdam Walaciński·Original Music ComposerWiesława Otocka·Editor
Cast
Lucyna Winnicka·Mother Joan of the AngelsMieczysław Voit·Father Józef Suryn / RabbiAnna Ciepielewska·Sister MałgorzataMaria Chwalibóg·AntosiaKazimierz Fabisiak·Father BrymStanisław Jasiukiewicz·ChrząszczewskiZygmunt Zintel·Wincenty WołodkowiczJerzy Kaczmarek·KaziukFranciszek Pieczka·OdrynJarosław Kuszewski·Juraj
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Jerzy Kawalerowicz·DirectorMaria Starzeńska·Assistant DirectorMarian Zietkiewicz·Assistant DirectorUrszula Orczykowska·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Tadeusz Konwicki·ScreenplayJerzy Kawalerowicz·ScreenplayJarosław Iwaszkiewicz·Novel
Camera· 3
Jerzy Wójcik·Director of PhotographyMaciej Kijowski·Assistant CameraZdzislaw Borowczyk·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Wiesława Otocka·EditorFelicja Rogowska·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Adam Walaciński·Original Music ComposerJózef Tomporek·Sound AssistantZygmunt Nowak·Sound AssistantTadeusz Dobrzański·Conductor
Art & Design· 10
Roman Mann·Production DesignTadeusz Wybult·Production DesignRoman Mann·Costume DesignTadeusz Wybult·Costume DesignZdzisław Kielanowski·Costume AssistantWiesława Chojkowska·Costume AssistantZdzisław Kielanowski·Assistant Production DesignWiesława Chojkowska·Assistant Production DesignRoman Kęsikowski·Makeup ArtistTeresa Tomaszewska·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Jan Włodarczyk·Production AssistantLudwik Hager·Production ManagerZygmunt Wójcik·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 1
Aleksander Lewandowski·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
80.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#FFFFFF
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Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Painted

“A woman in a white nun's habit stands against a black background. She holds a rosary in her left hand and raises her right hand to her face, partially obscuring”

horror
Key Elements
RosaryNun's Habit
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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