Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc is often considered one of the greatest films of all time with the greatest performances of all time. Due to this status, it is shocking to learn that it was almost lost due to scandal, censorship, and pure bad luck. Here is the story of how it was made, how it was lost, and how it was rediscovered.
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Sources
- My Only Great Passion: The Life and Films of Carl Th. Dreyer, by Jean Drum, Scarecrow Press
- Criterion Audio Commentary
- [ Ссылка ]
- Version history from the Criterion Blu-Ray Extras
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Producer: Société générale des films
Starring: Renée Jeanne/Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Antonin Artaud, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Michel Simon.
Live performance clip
- [ Ссылка ]
Mildred Pierce restoration
- [ Ссылка ]
Music used in this video
- March, Tchaikovsky, by Ohad Ben Ari: [ Ссылка ]
- One Day in Iceland, by Michele Nobler: [ Ссылка ]
- Scorched Earth, by Maya Belsitzam: [ Ссылка ]
- Élan, by Ardie Son: [ Ссылка ]
- Eternal Recluse, by Kyle Preston: [ Ссылка ]
- There, by Laurel Violet: [ Ссылка ]
- Folklore - Alternative Version, by Ardie Son: [ Ссылка ]
- Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20, by Birraj: [ Ссылка ]
Audio assets used
- Record player, vinyl static noise, by DB Studio: [ Ссылка ]--
