SummaryIn 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
Directed By:Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written By:Joseph Delteil, Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Passion of Joan of Arc
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
98
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100
One of the greatest of all movies...Falconetti's Joan may be the finest performance ever recorded on film.
100
With The Passion of Joan of Arc, the world arguably saw the very best of both Dreyer and Joan – whilst also something approaching the very worst of humanity.
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Universal Acclaim
8.5
90% Positive
44 Ratings
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Aug 30, 2024
10
A tragic tapestry layered with religious symbolism and anchored by an unforgettable and unrepeatable lead performance. Will shake you to your core.
Nov 17, 2024
7
Es sin duda una película diferente y eso, sin duda, siempre es algo refrescante y digno de mencionar, no solo por la historia que cuenta, que sin duda es bastante interesante y provocadora, sino también en la forma en la que lo cuenta. Utilizar planos tan cercanos sin duda hace que veas la genial interpretación de la protagonista, sufres con ella, pero es algo gracioso. Pero diría que esa misma forma hace que luego se vuelva bastante monótona porque, en general, no hace otro tipo de plano. También podría decir que pensé que por el nombre sería mucho más explícita en términos de violencia física, pero no es más bien psicológica, que no está mal, pero pudo ser más explícita. Pero en general, en la época, no es algo que se muestre muy claro. Buena película, pero esperaba más.
100
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC is one of the all-time masterpieces of pure cinema, not only for its unparalleled use of camera movement, composition, and editing, but for its transcendent spirituality and intense emotional impact.
100
The chief reason for its legendary reputation is the brilliant match between its timeless historical subject - the trial that required Joan to defend her faith before skeptical representatives of church and state - and Dreyer's decision to film it primarily in relentless close-ups, using the sharply etched faces of his performers to suggest the invisible spiritual struggles going on beneath the drama's human dimensions.
100
The last silent film by Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer, it largely eschewed traditional master shots for a dazzling range of expressive, character-probing close-ups: no historical biopic has ever felt quite so unnervingly intimate.
90
FRANCE can well be proud of that great picture, The Passion of Jeanne d'Arc, for while Carl Dreyer, a Dane, is responsible for the conspicuously fine and imaginative use of the camera, it is the gifted performance of Maria Falconetti as the Maid of Orleans that rises above everything in this artistic achievement.
30
Here is a deadly tiresome picture that merely makes an attempt to narrate without sound or dialog an allegedly written recorded trial in the 15th or 16th century of Joan of Arc for witchery, leading to her condemnation and burning at the stake. [10 Apr 1929, p.25]
Aug 1, 2023
5
The soundtrack and lead performance are wonderful but it is as a whole too one note to hold and entertain.
Production Company:
- Société générale des films
Release Date:Mar 28, 1929
Duration:1 h 50 m
Tagline:JOAN of ARC PICTURES Inc. presents
Awards
Photoplay Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
