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The Passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d'Arc) - 1928, Produced by Société générale des films for Gaumont, 81m., 18s., B&W - Silent (double sprocket). Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer; screenplay by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Joseph Delteil; cinematography by Rudolph Maté; with: Melle Falconetti (Jeanne d'Arc), Eugene Silvain (Bishop Pierre Cauchon), André Berley (Jean d'Estivet), Maurice Schutz (Nicolas Loyseleur), Antonin Artaud (Jean Massieu), Michel Simon (Jean Lemaître), Jean d'Yd (Guillaume Evrard).
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d'Arc) is widely regarded as Danish director Carl Theodor
Dreyer's finest achievement and one of the greatest films of all time. Dreyer recreates the trial and execution of
St. Joan with near-documentary authenticity, as if one were present at the actual 15th century event and both
defendant and accusers were the genuine article. The director's use of huge, probing close-ups - detailing every
pockmark and even the saliva at the sides of the mouths - adds a shocking immediacy which makes it hard to believe
that this film is nearly 70 years old. As Joan, Renée Maria Falconetti (in her only film) transcends mere praise.
The Passion of Joan of Arc is a silent film, but the original transcripts of Joan's trial are brilliantly conveyed
by the pantomime of the actors. The film's title is supremely double-edged - Joan's "passion" is shown to be as
erotic as it is spiritual. Synopsis by Hal Erickson from AMG.
This one-of-a-kind item is a high quality duplicate print in excellent condition on Eastman stock from 1979 with a very sharp image and superb contrast.
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