Characteristically breaking with tradition, director Robert Bresson presents a realistic, unique view of the life and death of Joan of Arc. Using a script based on the actual transcript notes taken during her trial, Bresson focuses on the psychological and physical torture that Joan had to endure, showing how these techniques .. Read more
| Starring | Florence Carrez, Jean-Claude Forneau, Marc Jacquier |
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| Director | Robert Bresson |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Based on the minutes of Joan of Arc's trial, this can be seen as Bresson's essay in sado-masochistic voyeurism. Joan... read more on Time Out
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Simply Striking
Robert Bresson?s minimalist approach to film-making is effectively employed in this re-telling of the last part of the Joan of Arc story, from the inquisition ... read more »
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Court in the act
I watched this as a companion piece to Luc Besson's modern take and now I'm all Joaned out. Anyway, this is as bleak, minimalistic and stripped down as ... read more »
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rightly hailed as a classic
If you don't like Bresson's style - this film is not for you. Otherwise see this film - the trademark austere approach, all pared down, and with non-... read more »
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a slow burner?
Bresson shows rather than tells his story and lays bare the events of the trial using nonprofessional actors, plain sets without any musical score. At first ... read more »
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Its all in the editing
This is based on actual documents of the trial of Joan of Arc, however the actual 'acting' is pretty wooden and most of the lines are done as if doing a... read more »
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the trial of joan of arc
I am afraid we found this very dissapointing. The whole film was dubbed with subtittles and told very little of Joan which we would have liked to see. I suppose... read more »
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Customer Review
This is the real gritty version of the wonderful life of Joan Of Arc. The film is based around her trial and even uses the exact responses she gave during her ... read more »
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You love it or hate it!!
If you are a purist and love the French language, you will love this film, but if you are like me and would like to see some action attached to the script, you ... read more »
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Flawless
As a companion piece to 'Diary of a Country Priest' and a 'Man Escaped' this is a perfect realisation of the prison as metaphor.
Is ... read more »
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Very interesting
A short and very interesting 1962 film by Robert Bresson, the dialogue of which is literally transcribed from the actual trial. One doesn't necessarily ... read more »
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Sometimes less is more
In a time when films seem to get longer and longer it is a joy to return to the simple and sublime cinematic art of Robert Bresson. This is a good introduction ... read more »
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