Synopsis: French new wave director Rivette's amazing portrayal of Joan of Arc's life, from her birth to her efforts to convince the French that she has been sent by God and can defeat the English, to the defeat of the English at Orleans. The story is completed in the second part JOAN THE MAID - THE PRISONS.... French new wave director Rivette's amazing portrayal of Joan of Arc's life, from her birth to her efforts to convince the French that she has been sent by God and can defeat the English, to the defeat of the English at Orleans. The story is completed in the second part JOAN THE MAID - THE PRISONS. [More]