Description

In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan leads the army of the King of France. When she is captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the graceful Joan of Arc will stay true to her mission.
Bruno Dumont’s decision to work with a ten-year-old actress re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and ideology with modernity that highlights both the tragic female condition and the incredible fervor, strength and freedom women show when shackled by societies and archaic virile orders that belittle and alienate them.

Reviews

“Tender and Lyrical.”

—VARIETY

“A cinematic miracle”

—SLATE

“More than ever, Bruno Dumont’s Cinema confirms its originality and wealth.”

—Cahiers du Cinéma

Festivals

CANNES FIM FESTIVAL
VALLETTA FILM FESTIVAL
NEW HORIZONS
FESTIVAL DE CINE DE LIMA
KINOART
MISKOLC FILM FESTIVAL
VLADIVOSTOK FILM FESTIVAL VIFF
VANCOUVER FILM FESTIVAL
REYKJAVIC INT FILM FESTIVAL
BUSAN IFF
ISTANBUL FILMEKINI
NOUVEAU CINEMA MONTREAL
MOSTRA DE SAO PAULO
LES FILMES DE CANNES À BUCHAREST
VIENNALE
MINSK IFF
MAR DEL PLATA IFF
CINEUROPA FILM FESTIVAL
SEVILLA EU FILM FESTIVAL
KOLKATA FILM FESTIVAL
DUBLIN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
HAINAN ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
KERALA IFF