{"product_id":"mother-joan-of-the-angels-second-run-blu-ray","title":"Mother Joan of the Angels - Second Run Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK IMPORT - REGION FREE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**THIS ITEM IS A PREORDER**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 11\/09\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrders containing preorder items will ship when all items in the order are available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item will ship upon arrival from our distributor. While we aim to ship as quickly as possible, release-day delivery cannot be guaranteed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore THE DEVILS... there was MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJerzy Kawalerowicz’s Mother Joan of the Angels is a spare, visually astonishing and profoundly disturbing exploration of faith, repression, fanaticism and sexuality. Aided by an extraordinary performance by Lucyna Winnicka as Mother Joan, Kawalerowicz produces one of cinema’s most evocative and intense studies of the tragedy of emotion repressed by dogma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlu-ray Special Edition features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1960) presented from the 2K remaster by WFDiF Poland, supervised by cinematographer Jerzy Wójcik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A new, in-depth discussion of the film by the critic, curator and scholar Michał Oleszczyk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• An expansive filmed appreciation by producer and film historian Michael Brooke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• All-new Projection Booth commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 32-page booklet featuring essays by author and film lecturer Dr David Sorfa, and Michael Brooke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• New and improved English subtitle translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• UK premiere on Blu-ray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• MORE TBC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Language: Polish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Subtitles: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Running time: 110 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Black and white\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Video: BD50 \/ 1080p \/ 24fps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Audio: 2.0 Dual-Mono LPCM (24-bit)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Discs: 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Region A\/B\/C (Region Free)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Run","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41233073602609,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/9878\/2001\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_0c932825-4013-4067-8c50-96f62a0d7284.jpg?v=1789844168","url":"https:\/\/openframemedia.co\/products\/mother-joan-of-the-angels-second-run-blu-ray","provider":"Open Frame Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}