A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc (based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial), concerning Joan’s imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English, filmed in a spare, low-key fashion.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 5 min.
- Country, year
- France, 1962
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Robert Bresson
- Screenplay
- Robert Bresson
- Cinematography
- Léonce-Henri Burel
- Music
- Francis Seyrig
- Cast
- Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat, Marc Jacquier
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- in competion, Special Jury Prize, OCIC Award.
Director
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson (1901-1999) trained as a painter before moving into films as a screenwriter. After spending more than a year as a German POW during World War II, he made his debut with Angels of Sin (1943). Bresson’s next film Les dames du Bois de Boulogne(1945) was the last he worked with professional actors. He created a unique minimalist style for which critics praised him as one of the greatest artists in the history of the cinema. In 1989 Bresson was awarded Career Golden Lion in Venice Film Festival.
