Joan the Maid
1994 French film
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Joan the Maid (French: Jeanne la pucelle) is a 1994 French historical film directed by Jacques Rivette. Chronicling the life of Joan of Arc from the French perspective, it 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).
- Jacques Rivette (part 1 only)
- Pascal Bonitzer
- Christine Laurent
- Martine Marignac
- Maurice Tinchant
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| Directed by | Jacques Rivette |
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| Cinematography | William Lubtchansky |
| Edited by | Nicole Lubtchansky |
| Music by | Jordi Savall |
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| Distributed by | BAC Films |
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Running time | 336 minutes |
| Country | France |
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Cast
- Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc)
- Édith Scob as Jeanne de Béthune
- Tatiana Moukhine as Isabelle Romée
- Jean-Marie Richier as Durand Laxart (Joan's uncle)
- Baptiste Roussillon as Baudricourt
- Jean-Luc Petit as Henri Le Royer
- Bernadette Giraud as Catherine Le Royer
- Jean-Claude Jay as Jacques Alain
- Olivier Cruveiller as Jean de Metz
- Benjamin Rataud as Bertrand de Poulengy
- André Marcon as Charles, Dauphin of France
- Jean-Louis Richard as La Trémoille
- Marcel Bozonnet as Regnault de Chartres
- Patrick Le Mauff as Jean Bâtard d'Orléans
- Didier Sauvegrain as Raoul de Gaucourt
- Jean-Pierre Lorit as Jean d'Alençon
- Bruno Wolkowitch as Gilles de Laval
- Hélène de Fougerolles as Jeanne de Bar
Releases
In the original version, Jeanne la pucelle I: Les batailles ran for 160 minutes, and Jeanne la pucelle II: Les prisons for 176 minutes, totalling 336 minutes.
American DVD releases removed significant portions; Joan the Maid: The Battles ran for 110 minutes, and Joan the Maid: The Prisons for 116 minutes, totalling 226 minutes.
A 4K restoration[1] was released in August 2019,[2] with a Blu-ray 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]
