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The Trial of Joan of Arc( 1963)

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Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Florence Delay

      Jeanne d'Arc

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      Jean-Claude Fourneau

      Bishop Cauchon

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      Roger Honorat

      Jean Beaupere

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      Marc Jacquier

      Jean Lemaitre

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      Jean Gillibert

      Jean de Châtillon

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      Michel Herubel

      Isambert de la Pierre

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      André Régnier

      D'Estivet

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      Arthur Le Bau

      Jean Massieu

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      Marcel Darbaud

      Nicolas de Houppeville

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      Philippe Dreux

      Martin Ladvenu

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      Paul-Robert Mimet

      Guillaume Erard

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      Gérard Zingg

      Jean-Lohier

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Nov 10 2022
    There is something especially evocative about the way in which this quite short film has been put together by Robert Bresson and Léonce-Henri Burel. In just over an hour, it offers us a startlingly bleak interpretation of the last weeks of Joan of Arc's life, imprisoned, manipulated and subjected to immense amounts of intellectual cruelty by a church and a state that was determined that she should burn - regardless of any guilt or innocence. Florence Delay is very effective in the tital role - probably the best characterisation of this woman I have ever seen. Jean-Claude Fourneau is also at the...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • warrior woman
    • based on true story
    • historical figure
    • trial
    • hundred years' war
    • young woman
    • religious fundamentalism
    • martyrdom
    • french court
    • witch hunt
    • political corruption
    • joan of arc
    • 15th century
    • medieval france
    • medieval history
    • jeanne d'arc