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Jeanne d'Arc

190010 minFrance
Drama

Synopsis

Joan hears a divine call to defend France and leaves her village despite her family's objections. A succession of large tableaux follows her approach to the military leadership, victory at Orléans, captivity and trial. Méliès presents her death and heavenly reception through the theatrical spectacle and visual transformations of his early studio cinema.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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10:26
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Behind the scenes

The production expanded Méliès's storytelling across twelve elaborate sets. Its hand-colored images and staged visions show how historical pageantry and cinematic illusion could work together in a film made at the turn of the century.

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  • Georges Méliès — Georges Méliès; Publicity materials for an exhibition at La Caixa Foundation: http://press.lacaixa.es/socialprojects/exhibiton-georges-melies-magic-of-cinema-caixaforum-barcelona-eng__816-c-17952__.html · Public domain
  • Jeanne d'Alcy — Léopold-Émile Reutlinger; DALCY_SIP. 947. Photo Reutlinger · Public domain

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