39. La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) [The Passion of Joan of Arc]
France 82m Silent BW
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Screenplay: Joseph Delteil, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Photography: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Renée Jeanne Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
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One of the last great silent films made during the advent of sound, Carl-Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc is a haunting, riveting portrait of the historical martyr based on documentation from the original trial. Focusing primarily on the series of courtroom examinations that doomed the young warrior, the film gloriously employs vivid close-ups to accentuate the ordinariness (while at the same time exaggerating the most grotesque qualities) of Joan’s inquisitors. Maria Falconetti is unforgettable as Joan, perfectly distilling the pain, terror, and saintliness required by what is probably one of the most demanding roles an actor could attempt. The consequence of Joan’s conviction — her burning at the stake — allows Dreyer to hammer home his exquisite visual motif balancing erotic corporeality with transcendent spirituality.
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This is a rip from the Criterion full dvd. The audio is Richard Einhorn’s “Voices of Light”. The film has French intertitles with English subtitles.
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