The Passion of Joan of Arc( 1928)

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An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!

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A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

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Maria Falconetti
Jeanne d'Arc
Eugène Silvain
Bishop Pierre Cauchon
André Berley
Jean d'Estivet
Maurice Schutz
Nicolas Loyseleur
Antonin Artaud
Jean Massieu
Michel Simon
Jean Lemaître
Jean d'Yd
Guillaume Evrard
Louis Ravet
Jean Beaupère
Armand Lurville
Judge
Jacques Arnna
Judge
Alexandre Mihalesco
Judge
Léon Larive
Judge
Jean Aymé
Judge (uncredited)
Gilbert Dacheux
Judge (uncredited)
Gilbert Dalleu
Jean Lemaître (uncredited)
Paul Delauzac
Martin Ladvenu (uncredited)
Dimitri Dimitriev
Judge (uncredited)
Fournez-Goffard
Judge (uncredited)
Henri Gaultier
Judge (uncredited)
Paul Jorge
Judge (uncredited)
Marie Lacroix
Woman Looking at the Stake (uncredited)
Henri Maillard
Judge (uncredited)
Raymond Narlay
Judge (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 08 2022

Maria Falconetti is superb as the eponymous tortured soul betrayed and tried for heresy in 15th century France. The history is well known, and Carl Theodor Dreyer sticks fairly faithfully to the more established, traditional, chronology which leaves us, the audience, to focus much more on the wonderfully emotive, gritty and poignant efforts from the cast and the wonderfully creative talent behind the camera. The combination of innovative, intimate and intense photography coupled with the beautifully expressive facial expressions from Miss Falconetti; the subtle but potent brutality of her perse...