Faustina is a 1995 Polish film directed by Jerzy Łukaszewicz about Blessed Sister Faustina Kowalska, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000. It is the first feature film of its kind in Poland, and far from the path of modern cinema.
Poland
Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Poland
Poland
"Rany które zadałam Siostrze Faustynie ... one są we mnie."
("The wounds which I caused Sister Faustyna ... they are in me.")
If you asked me what one of my favourite Polish films, I'd easily say Faustyna.
Most people know when Easter is, or they're reminded of it by the easter bunny and eggs, but most people don't know the Sunday after Easter Sunday is designated Divine Mercy Sunday in Catholicism. This film is a biopic of nun Faustyna (Maria Kowalska) and the origins of Divine Mercy Sunday.
It's obviously steeped deeply in Catholicism, taking place mostly in nunneries, but the inner peace and resolve of Faustyna are an inspiration regardless of religion or spiritual denomination. It's an earnest, meditative…
great cinematography, but I had to watch this with no subtitles so I thought this was a lesbian horror movie
I start the day with a battle and I end it with a battle.
I haven't watched Faustyna in many years but its haunting images and soundtrack haven't left me. While it definitely appears niche and rushes along as it clocks in at just over an hour, the film is a touching depiction of the power of faith to exact good instead of bad (and I've always been a firm believer that faith is what you make of it, people can have and will have various motivations but what is purest is to be closer to the Godhead, to put the Godhead and others first in a servile attitude, which comes across so childlike and irritating to others that the…
