Joan the Maid: The Battles

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Joan the Maid: The Battles

1994

1h 52m

History

Drama

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Jeanne leaves Domremy and tries to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin.

Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

Austere and handsome, propelled by an unadorned but magnetic performance by Sandrine Bonnaire.

Jul 15, 2020

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Keith Uhlich

The Hollywood Reporter

Joan the Maid, like many Rivette films, can be intimidating. Get past the length, and you may still need to acclimate to the movie's vision of a thoroughly mortal Joan, in addition to an aesthetic that is wholly presentational.

Aug 1, 2019

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Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

For those who are into French history...knock yourselves out--this set is good enough to rent at least. But as a film, it falls short and the presentation can't buoy it up.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 15, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An original political response to Joan's plight.

Rated: A

Jul 15, 2020

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

Stripped of much of the incident that one would expect from an expansive biopic, but still remarkably satisfying, Rivette's two-film epic finds a psychological realism that's only enhanced by his unorthodox approach.

Rated: 4/4

Jul 15, 2020

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

A sublime corporeality informs Bonnaire's portrayal.

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dreyer's compassionate potrayal of the trial is legendary and bresson's treatment is a bit too dry. rivette's version of jeanne d'arc is equal parts compassionate and historical. bonnaire was excelent too! bring on part deux

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I knew nothing of Joan of Arc before watching this, so it was nice to see. Still, it felt like we were just being taken from one "known" part of her legend to the next "known" part with little context. So it's worth watching for that alone--you become familiar with the legend. I have no idea if it is historically accurate.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Both Bresson and Dreyer magnificently portray Joan d'Arc's faith at its apogee, pushed into the realm of martyrdom, focusing their films on the sombre final trial. But Rivette's treatment of the Joan's well-known struggle to enter into the battles against England serves as the best filmic portrayal of this earlier moment in Joan's life and shows her faith in a very different way. Here, Joan's faith is treated in a lighter fashion; she does not appear to be fighting with the recognition that her life is at stake and nevertheless pursuing her dangerous course, but instead appears naive, overzealous but unblemished, and is almost cute in her absolute uninformed seriousness. Sandrine Bonnaire was perfect for the part of Joan, striking a perfect balance between the simple servant and the glorious saint.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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ARGGH.....!!!!! Y ME?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

Jeanne leaves Domremy and tries to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin.

Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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