“For ten years we had all been told to go out and die for freedom and democracy; but now the war was over, The Red Shoes told us to go out and die for art.” — Michael Powell
A poster by Wojciech Zamecznik for film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. This film, titled Matka Joanna od Aniołów (Mother Joan of Angels), won the Sepcial Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
#298 - Matka Joanna od Aniołów (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1961)
Simply confirms the fact that all films possessing the exorcist narratology are ostensible parables of “hysteria.” Still, it resonates deeply on spiritual and psychological levels. Juxtapose this with mesmerizing photography and you’ve got an impressively didactic film.
