Jeanne transforms into a "horrifying woman," using her newfound power to heal the plague-ridden and incite a sexual and social revolution against feudal tyranny.
Based on Jules Michelet’s 1862 book La Sorcière ( Satanism and Witchcraft ), the film is a psychotropic feminist parable: Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Spurned by her community and seeking agency, Jeanne makes a pact with the Devil—who appears as a phallic, erotic sprite—to gain supernatural powers. Jeanne transforms into a "horrifying woman," using her