Geneva Art Film Club: Joan of Arc by Carl Dreyer
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 @ 19:00
MLC Librairie café Rue de Carouge 98, 1205, Geneva
The Passion of Joan of Arc – Carl Theodor Dreyer (1928, Germany) 1h54
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc (Renee Falconetti) is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials (Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley). Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
Number 9 in the British Film Institute’s Critics’ top 100 films of all time
Try and make it to the MLC Librairie Café for 6.30 to get a drink and have a chat, then we'll have a brief introduction to the director and film, and start the film promptly shortly after 6.45, with time afterwards to discuss. Please do try to be on time out of respect for others watching the film.
As usual, the film will be shown in the original version with English subtitles. Although there is no cost to this screening, I will ask you to buy a 1 Franc raffle ticket in order to have the chance of taking the DVD home with you. It is also helpful to Francis, whose premises we are using, if you buy a drink.
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc (Renee Falconetti) is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials (Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley). Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
Number 9 in the British Film Institute’s Critics’ top 100 films of all time
Try and make it to the MLC Librairie Café for 6.30 to get a drink and have a chat, then we'll have a brief introduction to the director and film, and start the film promptly shortly after 6.45, with time afterwards to discuss. Please do try to be on time out of respect for others watching the film.
As usual, the film will be shown in the original version with English subtitles. Although there is no cost to this screening, I will ask you to buy a 1 Franc raffle ticket in order to have the chance of taking the DVD home with you. It is also helpful to Francis, whose premises we are using, if you buy a drink.
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