The Passion of Joan of Arc

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The Passion of Joan of Arc is a landmark 1928 silent French film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, renowned for its intense close-ups, innovative cinematography, and powerful portrayal of Joan of Arc’s trial and martyrdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
silent film
basedOn trial records of Joan of Arc
cinematographyBy Rudolph Maté NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
director Carl Theodor Dreyer NERFINISHED
directorNationality Danish
filmMovement French silent cinema
filmTechnique extensive close-ups
innovative cinematography
format black-and-white film
genre biographical drama
historical drama
silent drama
hasFilmRating widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time
historicalEventDepicted trial of Joan of Arc in 1431
historicalFigureDepicted Joan of Arc NERFINISHED
mainSubject martyrdom of Joan of Arc
trial of Joan of Arc NERFINISHED
music originally screened with live musical accompaniment
narrativeFocus Joan of Arc's condemnation
Joan of Arc's execution
Joan of Arc's interrogation
notableFor expressionistic visual style
intense close-ups of actors' faces
minimalist sets
psychological realism
originalLanguage French
portrays Joan of Arc NERFINISHED
ecclesiastical court
inquisition procedures
preservationStatus long believed partially lost
restored from rediscovered print
productionCompany Société Générale des Films NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1928
runningTime approximately 80 minutes in restored versions
setInLocation Rouen NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED
stars Eugène Silvain NERFINISHED
Maurice Schutz NERFINISHED
Renée Jeanne Falconetti NERFINISHED
theme faith
religious persecution
sacrifice
spiritual transcendence
titleCharacter Joan of Arc NERFINISHED

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Rudolph Maté workedOn The Passion of Joan of Arc