| The Passion of Joan of Arc |
| Genre: | Art/Foreign |
| Year: | 1928 |
| Rating: | ? |
| Length: | 95min |
| Country: | France |
| Cast: | Maria Falconetti, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud |
| Credits: | Directed by Carl Dreyer. (silent, be, 35mm) |
Synopsis
With a screenplay composed from written records of Jeanne d'Arc's trial, Dreyer's stark film condenses the entire 18-month period of the trial, death sentance, and execution into a single day. The director makes unrelenting use of facial close-ups (without benefit of makeup) and unusual camera angles to express the feelings of the characters with maximal force. The result is one of the most uniquely intense and moving films ever made.
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