Directed by:
Carl Theodor DreyerScreenplay:
Carl Theodor DreyerCinematography:
Rudolph MatéCast:
Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon, Jean d'Yd, Alexandre Mihalesco, Léon Larive, Jean Aymé (more)VOD (3)
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Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling the trial of Joan of Arc in the days leading up to her execution, Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer depicts her torment with startling immediacy, employing an array of techniques—including expressionistic lighting, interconnected sets, and painfully intimate close-ups—to immerse viewers in her subjective experience. Anchoring Dreyer’s audacious formal experimentation is a legendary performance by Renée Falconetti, whose haunted face channels both the agony and the ecstasy of martyrdom. (Criterion)
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Maria Falconetti
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Eugene Silvain
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Maurice Schutz
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Michel Simon
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Jean d'Yd
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Jean Aymé
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Gilbert Dalleu
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Paul Jorge
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Armand Lurville
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