The Passion of Joan of Arc

In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc was put on trial for heresy, and the ecclesiastical authorities attempted to force her to recant her claims of holy visions. A transcendent masterpiece, many consider the greatest silent era’s greatest achievement. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s unrelenting close-ups and radical compositions turn the trial of Joan of Arc into a visceral spiritual experience. Renée Falconetti delivers what is widely regarded as the most devastating, soul-baring performance ever committed to film; every tear, every tremor, every glance to heaven is burned into cinematic history. Long believed destroyed by fire, the original 1928 negative was miraculously rediscovered in 1981 in a Norwegian mental institution, perfectly preserved. This definitive restoration presents Dreyer’s vision exactly as intended: raw, ecstatic, and overwhelming. Paired here with Richard Einhorn’s haunting modern score Voices of Light, performed by Anonymous 4 and soloists, a sublime fusion of silent cinema and contemporary choral music.A film that doesn’t just depict faith, it makes you feel the weight of it.“Among the greatest films ever made.” - Roger Ebert “Cinema’s purest expression of human suffering and grace.” - Martin Scorsese4K restoration · 82 minutes · France · Silent with musical accompaniment. Watch the film that proved movies could be high art.