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The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928 ‘La passion de Jeanne d'Arc’ Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer

An Immortal Screen Classic that will live Forever!

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

Maria Falconetti Eugène Silvain André Berley Maurice Schutz Antonin Artaud Michel Simon Jean d'Yd Louis Ravet Armand Lurville Jacques Arnna Alexandre Mihalesco Léon Larive Jean Aymé Gilbert Dacheux Gilbert Dalleu Paul Delauzac Dimitri Dimitriev Fournez-Goffard Henri Gaultier Paul Jorge Marie Lacroix Henri Maillard Raymond Narlay

Alternative Titles

Die Passion der Jungfrau von Orléans, A Paixão de Joana d'Arc, Johanna von Orléans, Jeanne d'Arcs lidelse og død, Страсти Жанны д'Арк, La passione di Giovanna d'Arco, La pasión de Juana de Arco, Męczeństwo Joanny d'Arc, Patimile Ioanei d'Arc, 裁かるるジャンヌ, Τα πάθη της Ζαν Ντ’ Αρκ, Utrpení Panny orleánské, O Martírio de Joana D'Arc, 잔 다르크의 수단, Johanna von Orléans - Die Passion der Heiligen Johanna, Страсти Жанны д`Арк, Το Πάθος της Ζαν ντ' Αρκ, Jeanne d’Arcin kärsimys, Jeanne d'Arc'ın Tutkusu, 圣女贞德蒙难记, En kvinnas martyrium, 잔 다르크의 수난, Jeanne d'Arcs Lidelse og Død, Страстите на Жана Д’Арк, Страсті Жанни д’Арк, Szent Johanna - Jeanne D'Arc, 聖女貞德的受難, Žanos d'Ark aistra, La passió de Joana d'Arc

Genres

History Drama

Themes

Faith and religion Epic history and literature Sins, forgiveness, and challenging faith Lavish dramas and sumptuous royalty Faith and spiritual journeys Historical battles and epic heroism Surreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death Show All…

Theatrical

21 Apr 1928

Denmark

25 Oct 1928

France12
Germany12

18 Jan 1929

Italy

28 Mar 1929

USANR

09 May 1932

Sweden15

TV

25 Sep 1966

Italy

Denmark

21 Apr 1928

Theatrical

France

25 Oct 1928

Theatrical12

Germany

25 Oct 1928

Theatrical12

Italy

18 Jan 1929

Theatrical

25 Sep 1966

Sweden

09 May 1932

Theatrical15

USA

28 Mar 1929

TheatricalNR New York City, New York

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Popular reviews

Review by Anna Imhof 🌸 48

Robert De Niro sure hasn't aged much since 1928.
Review by lauren ★★★★½ 3

Joan watch out the church is about to bring out the burning stake. Oh my God she has airpods in. She can't hear us. Oh my God.
Review by Mike D'Angelo ★★★★★ 31

91/100
The one canonical masterpiece that eluded me for decades, mostly because for many years I watched old movies exclusively on 35mm in NYC rep houses, and this was usually screened by Anthology Film Archives, which in the name of some sort of demented purity would always show it with untranslated intertitles. (Guys, they're intertitles. Subtitling those doesn't sully anything. Jesus.) After all that time, I'd inevitably developed a rough mental image of the film, based on stills and various references to Falconetti's performance; was fairly confident that I knew what was coming, and frankly somewhat braced for disappointment (at least relative to consensus opinion placing it among the 20 or so greatest movies ever made).
CUT TO: me staring…
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 12

I watched this twice, back to back. Once with sound, once without. Both times I was gobsmacked by what was laid out before me on screen. Watching this film feels like having the weight of our history looking over your shoulder with you. It is teeming with historical framing and importance, regarding both its shape and content.
Completely ignoring historical context Dreyer’s film opts to relate Joan of Arc’s story by focussing on her trial and execution and the suffering that went along with it. No sweeping shots of her military victories, no familiar backdrop, it assumes that its audience knows who we’re dealing with here and chooses to focus on her last days and how she suffered through them.…
Review by Karst ★★★★½ 5

god (literally) damn!
Review by sarah ★★★★½ 2

the most hypnotizing eyes to ever be captured on screen
Review by Josh Lewis ★★★★★

Humanity as faces trapped in inescapable frames. Probably the closest I've ever gotten to a religious experience.
Review by Lise ★★★★★ 22

I never believed the hype. A film made in the 20s, a silent film made in the 20s, being declared by some to be the best film ever made? Sounds like something only a film historian could say. Sounds like homework, like you have to know about film in the 20s to see how this one sets itself apart. Yawn. At least it is only 82 minutes.
I believe the hype now, and I ain't no film historian.
Dreyer didn't tell the story of Joan of Arc, he told the story of The Passion of Joan of Arc. If Joan is God's daughter, she met the same fate as her brother. Both had trials. Both were prosecuted by religious leaders.…
Review by san ★★★★★ 1

what a dreadful, timeless, and immortal masterpiece
Review by ScreeningNotes ★★★★★ 2

They ask her why she thinks God hates the English, they ask her why she wears men's clothes, and we see their religious, nationalist, sexist bigotry on full display. We see them twist religion into something ugly and hateful. They accuse her of pride, but she shows only selflessness, and their stubborn disbelief instead reveals their own pride. They say they have pity, but it's the pity of condescension rather than sympathy. She shows only patience, while they show anger and resentment. Her face is always raised upward toward God; their faces are always pointed down. It's clear who the villain is here.
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Review by john ★★★★

absolutely no one:
joan: O v O
Review by Ali 3

It’s no Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed but wow this was just flawless