Joan the Maid

Joan the Maid (French: Jeanne la pucelle) is a two-part 1994 French historical film directed by Jacques Rivette. It chronicles the life of Joan of Arc.

Joan the Maid
Directed byJacques Rivette
Written byPascal Bonitzer
Christine Laurent
Jacques Rivette
StarringSandrine Bonnaire
Tatiana Moukhine
Jean-Marie Richier
Baptiste Roussillon
Music byJordi Savall
CinematographyWilliam Lubtchansky
Edited byNicole Lubtchansky
Release date
9 February 1994
Running time
Original version:
Part 1: 160 minutes
Part 2: 176 minutes
American version:
Part 1: 110 minutes
Part 2: 116 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

This film was released in two parts: Joan the Maid, Part 1: The Battles (French: Les Batailles) and Joan the Maid, Part 2: The Prisons (French: Les Prisons).

Cast

Releases

In the original version, Jeanne la pucelle I: Les batailles ran for 160 minutes (2:40), and Jeanne la pucelle II: Les prisons ran for 176 minutes (2:56), for a total of 336 minutes (5:36).

The American DVD version had a significant portion cut. Joan the Maid: The Battles ran for 110 minutes (1:50), and Joan the Maid: The Prisons ran for 116 minutes (1:56), for a total of 226 minutes (3:46).

A 4K restoration[1] of the film was released in August 2019,[2] with a Blu-ray version of the restored film seeing release in December 2019.[3]

Reception

Glenn Kenny calls the film "essential cinema", in which the director (Rivette) "... applies a cinematic style that’s both impassioned and elegantly simple and rational to Joan’s inner and outer life, using long takes and brilliantly considered camera movements throughout."[4]

References
  1. Franc, K. (22 July 2017). "What is 4k restoration? We break it down". Digital Fox. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. Uhlich, Keith (1 August 2019). "'Joan the Maid': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. Collier, Stuart (3 December 2019). "Review: Jacques Rivette's Joan the Maid on Cohen Media Group Blu-ray". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. Kenny, Glenn (2 August 2019). "Joan the Maid movie review & film summary (2019)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

Further reading
  • Rivette, Jacques; De Pascale, Goffredo (2003). Jacques Rivette (in Italian). Il Castoro. ISBN 88-8033-256-2.


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