Johanna is a 2005 Hungarian musical drama film directed and co-written by Kornél Mundruczó and produced by Béla Tarr. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The plot of the film is a retelling of story of Joan of Arc set in a hospital. The musical character of the film is operatic, with the characters speaking entirely in song, with two main characters being dubbed by singers.
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Premise
Johanna, a young drug addict, falls into a deep coma after an accident. Doctors miraculously manage to save her from death’s doorstep. Touched by grace, Johanna cures patients by offering her body. The head doctor is frustrated by her continued rejection of him and allies himself with the outraged hospital authorities. They wage war against her but the grateful patients join forces to protect her.
Cast
Orsolya Tóth - Johanna (as Orsi Tóth)
Eszter Wierdl - Johanna's Voice
Zsolt Trill - Young Doctor
Tamás Kóbor - Young Doctor's Voice
Dénes Gulyás - Professor
József Hormai - 1st Doctor
Sándor Kecskés - 2nd Doctor
Viktória Mester - 1st Nurse
Hermina Fátyol - 2nd Nurse
Andrea Meláth - 3rd Nurse
Kálmán Somody - Cleaning Man
János Klézli - Fireman
Géza Gábor - Patient
Kolos Kováts - Patient
Sándor Egri - Patient
István Gantner - Liver Patient