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The Passion of Joan of Arc
April 20, 2014 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$12
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
1928, 82 min, France, Dir: Carl Theodor DreyerLA PASSION DE JEANNE D’ARC
No mere biopic or conventional period piece, director Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterpiece is one of the landmarks of silent cinema. Renee Falconetti is heartbreaking as the legendary young woman who died for God and France in1429. Dreyer’s closeup-driven style brutally forces the audience to share her pain – no director, not even Bergman, has ever been as conscious of the camera’s ability to explore the mysteries of the human face.
Screening format: 35mm | Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.