A provocative break from more conventional cinematic portraits of the sainted icon, Bruno Dumont's beautifully shotJoan of Arcdepicts the last three years of the young martyr's life as she leads the King of France’s army against England, is captured, and finally burned at the stake by the Church, which accuses her of heresy. Prudhomme returns to the title role after depicting a very young Joan in Dumont's heavy metal–backed 2017Jeannette. Features a lush synth soundtrack by singer/songwriter Christophe.
directed by: Bruno Dumont starring: Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Jean-François Causeret, Fabrice Luchini, Christophe 2019 / 137 min / 1.85:1 / French DTS-HD MA 5.1
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Region A Blu-ray
Slide show of Joan of Arc in film
Bruno Dumont Answers Four Viewers' Questions
Q&A with Bruno Dumont as he discusses spiritual cinema, the musician Christophe, and the film's amazing “ballet de chevaux," moderated by Acropolis Cinema's Jordan Cronk with translation by Nicholas Elliott
