Joan the Maid
Jeanne la pucelle
Directed byJacques Rivette
Written by
Produced by
  • Martine Marignac
  • Maurice Tinchant
Starring
CinematographyWilliam Lubtchansky
Edited byNicole Lubtchansky
Music byJordi Savall
Production
companies
Distributed byBAC Films
Release dates
  • 9 February 1994 (1994-02-09) (Part 1)
  • 10 February 1994 (1994-02-10) (Part 2)
Running time
336 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Latin

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).

Cast

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]

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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