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Joan the Maid I: The Battles

Joan the Maid I: The Battles

Drama History War

1994, Movie, 2h 40min

Jacques Rivette puts his own inimitable stamp on the immortal story of Joan of Arc with this sprawling, two-part study, which brings a new perspective to her much-mythologized life by forgoing lofty spirituality in favor of a strikingly earthy, grounded approach. As Joan, an extraordinary Sandrine Bonnaire gets at the reality behind the legend, showing the matter-of-fact courage and vulnerability of a teenage girl thrust into extraordinary circumstances as she leads French forces into battle against the English only to find herself betrayed and accused of heresy.

Country: France

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Cast:

Sandrine Bonnaire,

Jean-Louis Richard,

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It’s essential cinema.

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Joan the Maid I: The Battles was released in theaters on May 6, 1994.