The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) ( La passion de Jeanne d'Arc )

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$34.99

Original Title: La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Silent ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Uncut
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1928 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Carl Theodor Dreyer

Written By:
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Joseph Delteil

Actors:
Maria Falconetti ..... Jeanne d'Arc
Eugene Silvain ..... Évêque Pierre Cauchon (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 ..... Juge (Judge)
Jacques Arnna ..... Juge (Judge)
Alexandre Mihalesco ..... Juge (Judge)
Léon Larive ..... Juge (Judge)

Synopsis:

The sufferings of a martyr, Jeanne D'Arc (1412-1431). Jeanne appears in court where Cauchon questions her and d'Estivet spits on her. She predicts her rescue, is taken to her cell, and judges forge evidence against her. In her cell, priests interrogate her and judges deny her the Mass. Threatened first in a torture chamber and then offered communion if she will recant, she refuses. At a cemetery, in front of a crowd, a priest and supporters urge her to recant; she does, and Cauchon announces her sentence. In her cell, she explains her change of mind and receives communion. In the courtyard at Rouen castle, she burns at the stake; the soldiers turn on the protesting crowd.

With its stunning camerawork and striking compositions, Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc convinced the world that movies could be art. Renee Falconetti gives one of the greatest performances ever recorded on film, as the young maiden who died for God and France.

A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 14 January, 2016.