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The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928
Drama, History
1h 54m
The sufferings of a martyr, Jeanne D'Arc (1412-1431). Jeanne appears in court where Cauchon questions her and d'Estivet spits on her... (imdb)

Directed by:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Screenwriter:

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph Delteil

Starring:

Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon, Léon Larive, Jean d'Yd, Louis Ravet, Armand Lurville, Jacques Arnna, Alexandre Mihalesco

Genres:

Drama, History

AKA:

La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

Country:

France

Languages:

French, None
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1928
Drama, History
1h 54m
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cclzaCCLZA
Rated 11 Dec 2006
100
99th
Perfection in film. Every single frame will have you gasping and feeling the pain Falconetti delivers on screen. A masterpiece from every point of view.
Rated 11 Dec 2006
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 17 Dec 2008
10
97th
The film is IMHO overshadowed by Falconetti's performance, who spent too much time staring into space, weeping,... A great performance but not the greatest one everyone claims it to be. Still, this is a mesmerizing film, the cinematography and editing are tenaciously gripping and definitely watch the version with the Voices of Light score, which was a breathtaking addition to this unique masterpiece. An experience that will preoccupy my mind for days to come. Highly recommended!
Rated 17 Dec 2008
magbMagb
Rated 14 May 2008
100
98th
So beautiful, so immersive. I think this must be the pinnacle of the silent movie era. I don't know what else to say.
Rated 14 May 2008
joojooJooJoo
Rated 27 Apr 2008
7
99th
Strictly-silent is my preferred method of watching [Voices of Light is alright, quite impressive actually, I just prefer to think the images themselves are all that's needed]. I feel drained after watching this, never has composition mattered so much. Falconetti gives a performance in under 90 min. that eclipses most other actors entire body of work.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 08 Sep 2008
100
99th
No one has yet reached the deep level of pathos on film quite like Dreyer did here. It is mostly Falconetti, but the unusually beautiful brevity of the visual design is equally masterful. Superlatives and expletives are the only words to do this experience justice.
Rated 08 Sep 2008
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 22 Jan 2009
100
90th
Holy shit. What do you say to this? Definitely the ultimate silent film, and it is utterly perfectly shot. The editing, the cinematography, every frame is gripping. Falconetti's acting is stellar. The Voices of Light score is infinitely excellent. Probably the most epic thing ever. I have a hard time believing it can get much better than this. Blew my mind.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 24 Dec 2009
100
99th
As Norma Desmond once said about silent movies, "We didn't need dialogue. We had faces!" Here's the ultimate proof. Falconetti's performance is so magnificent, the close-ups so relentless and involving, that you will be convinced this is a 15th Century documentary. This is a profound film about faith and cruelty.
Rated 24 Dec 2009
purgatospurgatos
Rated 13 Dec 2008
99
99th
Incredible. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but here it's the facial expressions. Every tear and searching glance from Falconetti is perfect. She communicates everything beautifully. The camera work is gorgeous. Oh, I don't know, it's all so moving I can't think of anything else to say.
Rated 13 Dec 2008
bownBown
Rated 07 Mar 2010
89
91st
Such an amazing performance from Falconetti. The two best eyes I've ever seen in cinema, maybe. The use of close-ups was a masterstroke.
Rated 07 Mar 2010
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 06 Nov 2008
100
98th
I was incredibly moved while watching this movie in my room in total darkness with Voices of Light booming from my Television. Falconetti is just simply incredible.
Rated 06 Nov 2008
jebJeb
Rated 01 Oct 2008
98
93rd
Full of flawlessly shot frames, striking camera compositions and a tearfully relevant performance from Falconetti, The Passion of Joan of Arc is one of the most proficient, breathtaking and emotionally grabbing silent period films ever contributed to celluloid. Never before has there been something this big, bold and bright in cinema. Ever.
Rated 01 Oct 2008
farzanFarzan
Rated 11 Jun 2008
97
98th
Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc is an absolutely incredible film. It is one of the most rarest pleasures I have ever experienced. Falconetti's performance was so true, and lifelike, that it felt so extremely real, as if the trial was happening right before my eyes. Every shot is magnificent, and the close ups on Falconetti were so expertly done, this film is damn close to perfection. Worth every second, and with the Voices of Light score in the background, you really can't go wrong.
Rated 11 Jun 2008
teoremaTeorema
Rated 28 Feb 2008
100
98th
Best silent film and one of the best films ever. Can a movie get much more perfect than this? I especially like how completely minimal it is, serving to make it even more engaging than if it had elaborate sets and lasted more than just 80 minutes.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 25 Nov 2007
85
95th
What awesome cinematography, turning such static (and admittedly meager) source material into something so dynamic and lively. There is so much to learn about photography from this movie. What's most striking is its extraordinary preoccupation with faces, an incessant barrage of closeups... Falconetti's wide-eyed, tearful staring into space will really burn itself into your memory. Also, the tumultuous final scene is simply astonishing.
Rated 25 Nov 2007
nepetaNepeta
Rated 10 Jan 2013
95
96th
For someone like me, who agrees with Bergman's opinion that the great subject of cinema is the human face, it's hard to see this film as anything other than perfection. I can think of few films so utterly devastating, so visually gorgeous, so compelling. Falconetti's performance is excellent, and the film works extremely well thematically from both religious and non-religious viewpoints. My hopes for this film were very, very high and I was still blown away.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
atgizaAtGiza
Rated 03 Apr 2011
100
99th
I had pretty fucking high expectations for this... I can hardly believe it still blew me away.
Rated 03 Apr 2011
valenzettiValenzetti
Rated 23 Nov 2010
95
96th
It's moving, yes. The most striking thing about it is how Dreyer makes it so. The asymmetrical minimalism, the figures hovering at the edges of the frame, the impossible close-ups, the world dissolving in the smoke...it's one thing to capture the immaterial in silence, it's an entirely different feat to do so visually.
Rated 23 Nov 2010
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 10 Apr 2010
90
96th
What Falconetti gives in this masterpiece is INCREDIBLE. I can't think of anything better...
Rated 10 Apr 2010
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 05 Dec 2009
100
98th
Timeless masterpiece. And let's face it, how many films can you truly say that about? A couple of years ago it came with a specially made opera score. That's the one you want. It's unbelievable. Dreyer would have frowned.
Rated 05 Dec 2009
roujinroujin
Rated 01 Aug 2008
60
55th
I don't doubt its greatness. I doubt the presence of a heart in me though.
Rated 01 Aug 2008
kasperlKasperL
Rated 16 Jan 2008
95
99th
Amazing film. Falconetti is divine and Dreyer's choice to keep the shots close pays off. Watch it WITH the very effective new score. And watch it now.
Rated 16 Jan 2008
eveeluneveelun
Rated 19 Feb 2007
88
96th
Visually striking, with excellent use of close ups. Falconetti's performance is honestly one of the best I've ever seen.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 08 Feb 2023
95
96th
[Voices of Light version] 80 minutes of old dudes going "bitch, you can't hear god" and Joan going "O_O yeah I can" and it's totally engrossing. Its unwavering form matches the conviction of its subject, to the effect of spartan ecstasy.
Rated 08 Feb 2023
timon88Timon88
Rated 17 Jul 2020
99
99th
Harrowingly, painfully beautiful. The continuous close-ups of Mlle. Falconetti's face reveal emotions so vivid that words seem unnecessary. Pauline Kael: "One of the greatest of all movies. [...] No other film has so subtly linked eroticism with religious persecution. Falconetti's Joan may be the finest performance ever recorded on film."
Rated 17 Jul 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 26 Sep 2017
85
97th
Dreyer was a master of affecting framing, and Bergman clearly picked up a thing or two from his meticulous framing of faces, which is used to stunning effect in T.P.O.J.O.A, an indisputable masterwork of silent cinema. Falconetti gives a truly iconic performance, even if it tends towards melodrama. It's a visually extraordinary film that is best appreciated the way Dreyer intended: in total silence. No score. Just let the luxuriant imagery burn slowly into your mind. You'll be grateful.
Rated 26 Sep 2017
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 13 Aug 2017
80
89th
[Voices of Light] It's pretty incredible that even with some of the really interesting things Dreyer was doing this early in film history, he's still not the most impressive part of the movie. Falconetti's legendary performance is more than deserved. Having seen part of this with no score, it's fair to say that the Voices of Light score adds a ton of depth, as well.
Rated 13 Aug 2017
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 21 Jun 2017
90
94th
Pretty incredible piece of work. Unlike other silent films the acting is actually good and not overblown and absurd. It's shot very well and it's hard to pull your eyes away from the screen despite mostly bare sets. The pacing is top notch despite being basically a courtroom drama. Even though I have yet to see a few notables I can honestly say this is my favorite silent movie drama by a long shot.
Rated 21 Jun 2017
ribcageribcage
Rated 17 Jun 2016
92
95th
I had assumed it was good but maybe not so much as its hype implied, but i was wrong about the hype. Falconetti is amazing, dreyers direction makes it a one of a kind captivating experience. Also, i never imagine what a silent would be with sound; this was the first time i thought a silent film would utterly lose its power with sound. An experience of blunt, raw emotion.
Rated 17 Jun 2016
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 21 Aug 2014
94
99th
Haunting. I think Falconetti played one of the most difficult roles ever!
Rated 21 Aug 2014
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 14 Jan 2014
100
99th
All I can say is: Turn off any distractions and let yourself become completely absorbed.
Rated 14 Jan 2014
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 03 Sep 2013
79
96th
I saw her wince, I saw her cry, / I saw the glory in her eye. / Myself, I long for love and light, / but must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?
Rated 03 Sep 2013
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 28 Aug 2012
95
92nd
The Passion of Joan of Arc is stunning, nightmarish and mesmerizing. The close-ups pull us into the intensity of Joan's conviction and determination to her belief that she was an agent of God. The composition in general is fascinating with many skewed angles and negative space. It conveys a surreal quality to the film, almost like the viewer is experiencing it as a hazy vision instead of a movie. It's every bit the masterpiece it has been hailed as.
Rated 28 Aug 2012
bofbof
Rated 06 Feb 2012
93
99th
Dreyer's direction looked odd then and looks odd today - all close-ups on makeup-less faces - but it's very effective, and then there's Maria Falconetti's performance, which is just incredible. She has nothing to work with except her naked face, and the absolute anguish she projects onto the screen as the story goes from trial to prison to death is... well, you can understand why she found the experience so harrowing she refused to ever make another movie.
Rated 06 Feb 2012
stevekimesstevekimes
Rated 24 Jan 2012
96
97th
The story is told in faces, the pain, hypocrisy, sympathy and judgment close up and personal. An utterly unique film.
Rated 24 Jan 2012
actionbergActionberg
Rated 28 Jun 2011
85
84th
The version on Netflix was scoreless, so I sat in my house completely zoned out on this very intense film, enduring a John Cage-like experience in which the sounds of reality blended together with whatever was happening on screen. For what it's worth, I think it worked. I generally fall for deeply spiritual works, and while I was captivated in a fairly general way for the majority of it, the ending sequence with Joan's execution on the stake was purely stunning. A work far ahead of its time.
Rated 28 Jun 2011
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 27 Apr 2011
91
98th
Beautiful, haunting and intense. With 70% of the movie consisting of close-ups of faces, it's a good thing the cast really nails it. Falconetti's performance is something to behold, though I can imagine people getting tired of her constant wide-eyed expressions. The music was absolutely perfect and completed the experience.
Rated 27 Apr 2011
auhasarderikauhasarderik
Rated 11 Dec 2010
10
99th
The document of the human face. Human soul was filmed here. Don't believe it? Watch it and weep.
Rated 11 Dec 2010
caimancaiman
Rated 23 Mar 2010
87
85th
I've never seen a silent with this type of camera work and shot composition. Technically amazing. The music by Voices of Light was perfectly-suited. And the acting was phenomenal. My only complaint is that I got a bit tired of seeing the same closeup face shots over and over, especially of Joan, and especially in the first half. I could have done with about half of them. Despite that small nitpick, this is a pretty amazing movie.
Rated 23 Mar 2010
klausglenskiKlausGlenski
Rated 09 Mar 2010
90
95th
For god's sake this could be restored in a version close to Dreyer's original. His shots on Falconetti's face are very impressive and so is her acting. Falconetti's facial expressions are just extraordinary. Together with Richard Einhorn's score, Passion is brutally captivating. 09-03-2010
Rated 09 Mar 2010
icarusIcarus
Rated 21 Jan 2010
100
99th
What a beautiful film. Falconetti gives a brilliant performance, while Dreyer builds momentum throughout the film with inventive shots and editing. There isn't a false note here. It belongs at the pinnacle not just of silent film, but of the entire history of the cinematic medium.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 21 Nov 2009
90
97th
Intimate documentary style drama. No bullshit indulgence with establishing shots that jack off all over sets and scope. Feels like it's actually filmed in 1431, but has no agenda to convince you of this. Everything is perfect, but it's mostly pushed aside, making way for, you know, the passion.
Rated 21 Nov 2009
dougreeseDougReese
Rated 09 Sep 2009
100
96th
Touching visual cues that are very impressive and shocking for a silent film, Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" is an unflinching look at faith, and the bold, strong belief of a woman doomed to die. Powerful even by today's standards, "Passion" will now and always be a monumental achievement in cinema.
Rated 09 Sep 2009
adrianadrian
Rated 12 Jul 2009
80
91st
My favorite silent film, though I don't think it would be as emotionally gripping without the Voices of Light score.
Rated 12 Jul 2009
prowlerprowler
Rated 07 Jan 2009
100
99th
I think the fact that so many different composers/musicians have been inspired to write new scores for this film is very telling. Still, my first viewing of it was silent and I think that was for the best.
Rated 07 Jan 2009
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 25 May 2008
10
99th
Powerful silent.
Rated 25 May 2008
theyshootpicTheyshootpic
Rated 09 Mar 2008
99
98th
# 14
Rated 09 Mar 2008
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
96
99th
The first great demonstration that cinema is a prime instrument in the struggle for the improbable and the infinite and against the probable and the average (of course, it can be an instrument for the opposite too: hence the culture industry), in this case in the form of a ritual focused on the paroxysms of suffering and death, heightened by the asceticism of the starkly minimalist aesthetic. Re-watched 4 September 2019, after a gap of more than thirty years since first viewing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rockyrulesrockyrules
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
99th
This film holds claim to the title known as the GOAT - the Greatest film Of All Time...in my opinion, of course.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
87th
Packs a pretty good punch.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
81st
I don't really get into this movie, but it sure is beautiful and artful.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 26 Mar 2007
100
95th
Absolutely unqualified great work of art, all about devotion to God. Will preoccupy your thoughts for weeks after seeing it. I want to rate this one higher than 100. "I love God with my whole heart..." *sob*
Rated 26 Mar 2007
stillfuchsiastillfuchsia
Rated 15 Feb 2007
95
99th
Falconetti is flawlessly intense.
Rated 15 Feb 2007
k177105k177105
Rated 06 Mar 2023
95
92nd
With its extremely expressive and carefully composed filming (particularly the usage of close-ups) and music, this is far more than just a biographical movie of a martyr, and truly shows what cinema can do in relation to the extraordinary: the audience is brought through a ritual experience, where they intimately and collectively experience the infinite by witnessing the execution of a devotee and how her belief stands strong extraordinarily in and beyond the suffering and terror of death.
Rated 06 Mar 2023
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 30 Apr 2022
85
95th
very nice movie
Rated 30 Apr 2022
mike365365mike365365
Rated 15 Nov 2021
44
9th
I hope I never have to see another close-up of Falconetti again. This film was a chore to watch. I don't get the praise for this movie in 2021. Yes, it was innovative for it's time. Watching it now is no fun.
Rated 15 Nov 2021
not_the_oneNot-the-One
Rated 20 Feb 2020
9
96th
What a difference the soundtrack can make. Found myself falling asleep to the Gaumont version with organ music. Switched to the Criterion Collection with the Voices of Light score by Richard Einhorn and got sucked in.
Rated 20 Feb 2020
hotsakehotsake
Rated 08 Feb 2020
82
95th
This is a very powerful and bleak film. The direction, camera work and Maria Falconetti's gave this film the lasting power that it has and brought an intensity that I wasn't expecting.
Rated 08 Feb 2020
heliophageHeliophage
Rated 02 Jun 2019
90
98th
A film about faces. The expressionist set is barely seen, as one of the style's other tools—the close-up—attains its extreme conclusion. The jeers and sneers of Joan's accusers read clearly—as does the beatific piety glowing upon the faces of her (notably less present) supporters. Joan herself shows no shortage of the tearful suffering that makes this a passion narrative—but her face, by turns wild eyed and pensive, suggests an inner struggle beyond her faithful defiance we'll never see.
Rated 02 Jun 2019
terrymacterrymac
Rated 25 Feb 2018
92
98th
The premise and execution (no pun intended) might not be for everyone, but I totally bought into it, and loved it. Watch this film.
Rated 25 Feb 2018
daisoujouDaisoujou
Rated 18 Feb 2018
100
97th
I'm on the verge of moving every other 100 I've ever given to a 99 so this can have its own score. The possibility that it could be even better with music is exciting.
Rated 18 Feb 2018
drawkward86drawkward86
Rated 12 Jan 2018
100
99th
The only perfect movie I've ever seen, anchored by the best performance I've ever seen. What else can I say?
Rated 12 Jan 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 12 Jan 2018
100
94th
What's to be said that hasn't already? Falconetti is perfect and Dreyer is a master of his art.
Rated 12 Jan 2018
kavuKavu
Rated 03 Oct 2016
85
85th
Magnificiently shot with a haunting score and some surprisingly good acting.
Rated 03 Oct 2016
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 21 Mar 2015
92
98th
Scorching and devastating film both stylistically & thematically yet also subtle and nuanced in its language. Falconetti is just as monumental as her reputation. Dreyer cuts the plot to its bare minimum and uses close-ups & faces to focus on the intimacy of human interactions. Very knowingly leaves the larger political and religious conflicts out of the story.
Rated 21 Mar 2015
dasmarcdasmarc
Rated 04 Aug 2014
98
93rd
Perhaps my most praised film also happens to be one of the earliest ever made. The focus on the facial expressions of the actors was a smart choice by Dreyer, and the film definitely holds up a century later because of this. Watched with the Voices of Light soundtrack only makes the film better, in my honest opinion, though you should give it a whirl in complete silence at least once (along with other provided scores). No film is perfect in my book, but this may as well be for me.
Rated 04 Aug 2014
rufamRufam
Rated 24 May 2014
75
72nd
A stunning succession of shots in service of a trite but compelling melodrama. Falconetti is emotive, all wide eyes and old-school theatricality and Dreyer's camera stares, moves and lights in ways that would inspire many successors -and remain vastly satisfying today. It's seminal filmmaking -badly dated, unremarkably scripted but eye-popping all the same.
Rated 24 May 2014
nrooNroo
Rated 22 Feb 2014
100
99th
Emotion.
Rated 22 Feb 2014
dumptruk4lifDumptruk4Lif
Rated 23 Oct 2013
100
97th
It's a terrific, haunting performance by Falconetti, whose face will forever be seared into my mind. But as a film, it's lacking. It's like watching 1/3 of a movie. I don't think I understand what the movie is saying, but what I presume it's saying doesn't seem that great to me. I appreciate how grim and ugly everything and everyone in the movie is though. Reading the Ebert of this movie made me remember that the setting is never highlighted like most historical films are, never given full view.
Rated 23 Oct 2013
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 15 Mar 2013
99
99th
Includes some of the most bone-chilling, terrifying moments I've ever seen on film.
Rated 15 Mar 2013
susie_mauvesusie-mauve
Rated 09 Dec 2012
100
99th
This looks like the work of a mad man, a perfectionist, a tortioner. It is flawless to that extent.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
futurememoryfuturememory
Rated 18 Jun 2012
90
94th
One of the best silent films ever made, and one of the best pieces of acting, ever.
Rated 18 Jun 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 29 Dec 2011
40
12th
If you want to see a hundred extreme close-ups of Joan of Arc with tears in her eyes, this is the movie for you.
Rated 29 Dec 2011
ahamel7896ahamel7896
Rated 28 Dec 2011
10
98th
A draining experience, the specter of which haunts me.
Rated 28 Dec 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 20 Jul 2011
40
2nd
Um maybe it's just me, but featuring a 30 minute long conversation in a silent film isn't a good idea. It amounts to 30 minutes of close-ups on people mouthing words. Falconetti's wide-eyed stare became annoying fast, but she is the best thing this movie has to offer. Honestly, I think I should give this an even lower score than I am. I was pretty excited to see it, too.
Rated 20 Jul 2011
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 04 May 2011
95
98th
"But in Falconetti, who plays Joan, I found what I might, with very bold expression, allow myself to call "the martyr's reincarnation"."
Rated 04 May 2011
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 16 Nov 2010
50
44th
I'll give it another chance if I can find a version with the "Voices of Light" soundtrack, but as it stands now, I think it's just a film with a notable performance, not a masterpiece.
Rated 16 Nov 2010
puruppurup
Rated 28 Sep 2010
80
70th
Perhaps Dreyer didn't intend it that way, but this film is ten times better with the music!
Rated 28 Sep 2010
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 13 Sep 2010
95
93rd
Compelling and visually stunning. See it completely silent.
Rated 13 Sep 2010
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 25 Jul 2010
9
98th
Unbelievable. That final scene, my god.
Rated 25 Jul 2010
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 09 Apr 2010
6
55th
Sucks that they focused on the most uninteresting parts of Joan's life, but whatever. Feels like a movie Scorsese would've made had he been making films in 1928. Didn't hit me on an emotional level like so many others but I can recognize this is a good film - just not one I'm gonna be revisiting any time soon.
Rated 09 Apr 2010
filmdotfilmdot
Rated 30 Jan 2010
91
83rd
The performance by Renee Falconetti is what gives the film it's heart. She's absolutely captivating.
Rated 30 Jan 2010
supergloosupergloo
Rated 27 Jan 2010
9
76th
Proof that Dreyer was a genius.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 22 Nov 2009
88
97th
One of the great performances--the face as a canvas for the soul.
Rated 22 Nov 2009
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 31 Jul 2009
99
99th
So ahead of its time, it's frightening. Simply brilliant and inspired filmmaking. Perfection.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
rickcurnutterickcurnutte
Rated 04 Mar 2009
60
93rd
"...one of those legendary films in the canon that every cineaste knows about, but seemingly many have never seen."
Rated 04 Mar 2009
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 22 Aug 2008
4
70th
I didn't fall head over heels for Passion of Joan of Arc, but it's no doubt a really impressive movie, and Falconetti is great and essential in giving the movie its spiritual weight. (Gotta say I don't see the "greatest performance ever" thing at all, though.) There are some really striking camera angles and compositions, too.
Rated 22 Aug 2008
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 25 Jun 2008
100
99th
Breathtaking!
Rated 25 Jun 2008
gechelbergergechelberger
Rated 05 Mar 2008
90
76th
A bit pretentious but undeniably good
Rated 05 Mar 2008
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
93rd
"Are you in a state of grace?" he asks, and in Falconetti's stead I reply "yes!" because here is the elation of crystalline cinema. Its pathos is writ in simple but bold strokes. Few other films have left this magnitude of visual imprint: its ascetic mise-en-scene, spare architecture and composition, and the deep reservoir of passionate close-ups are forever stamped in the mind of any who have viewed them.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 09 Apr 2007
84
77th
Good acting and strong condemnation of the Church in the middle ages. The visuals are not as good as some say, the idea behind the shots are good, and you can see the care taken, but they don't seem as well framed as they could be.
Rated 09 Apr 2007
willofgaiawillofgaia
Rated 12 Feb 2007
98
95th
Intense and moving, all in 81 minutes.
Rated 12 Feb 2007
rotaciravrotacirav
Rated 13 Sep 2024
72
83rd
The direction’s single-mindedness can be respected, but the film has all the nuanced characterisation of an evangelical pamphlet: heroes are beautiful, baddies ugly, and medieval monks stage the execution of a heretic with obvious parallels to the Passion. Falconetti’s face gives an impressive performance (though often just a wide-eyed stare that by Kuleshov effect could signify anything); it might seem more maniac than saint, but is there such a difference?
Rated 13 Sep 2024
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 23 Jun 2024
53
33rd
It's mostly just a lady crying.
Rated 23 Jun 2024
christianmchristianm
Rated 30 Apr 2024
82
85th
Very interesting story
Rated 30 Apr 2024
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 04 Mar 2024
96
92nd
Hadn't seen something like this before. Much more expressionistic, soviet style editing than i anticipated. Remarkable how you can see every pore on the face of a man who lived 100 years ago.
Rated 04 Mar 2024
arossaross
Rated 28 Jan 2024
78
60th
Difficult to rate as I typically like to focus on entertainment value and how a film makes me feel and don't like to grade on a curve. I was moved somewhat by the movie but not as much as most. Impressive lead performance and camerawork especially considering this is nearly 100 years old.
Rated 28 Jan 2024
rihreyrihrey
Rated 11 Jan 2024
75
97th
One of the most impeccably shot films I've ever seen, and Maria Falconetti's performance is astounding. An emotionally impactful tale that will forever be an undeniable classic.
Rated 11 Jan 2024
feelgoodguyfeelgoodguy
Rated 01 Oct 2023
72
44th
Falconetti at 36 contrasts with 19-year-old Joan of Arc that wanted to save her country by gathering people who believed in her, forming an army, winning battles, and capturing castles. Maria Falconetti lacks her passion and mostly poses and stares, resembling Renaissance saint paintings. The movie filmed 8 years after the Pope declared Joan of Arc a saint emphasizes religion and focuses on her journey to sainthood.
Rated 01 Oct 2023
rushshirtrushshirt
Rated 16 Jan 2023
10
95th
Dreyer set a high bar that was arguably never eclipsed even well into the age of sound and color. Falconetti's performance is quite literally iconic, but the camerawork (especially considering its primitive limitations) is the real star, aptly spotlighting all roles in this timeless spiritual drama.
Rated 16 Jan 2023
anilscnanilscn
Rated 08 Feb 2022
45
38th
olmayan tanrıyla konuştum diyen bir zır deli ve aşırı milliyetçi-dinci birine sempati beslememiz mi bekleniyor tam olarak? bir de niye askerlik için böyle giyindiğini söylemiyor inatla. ayrıca izlemesi aşırı yorucu. hep aynı sorular, aynı cevaplar, müzik yok, gözünü pörtletip yapılan berbat oyunculuklar... ha o yıllar için saygı duyuyorum emeğe, puanım da bu yüzden.(+dönemin kilise eleştirisine) verilen diğer uçuk puanlar ise korkunç bir sürü psikolojisi.
Rated 08 Feb 2022

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