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Joan the Maid - The Battles/The Prisons (1994)

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In these two extraordinary companion films French New Wave director Jacques Rivette offers a fresh, brilliant reinterpretation of one of the great historical figures of the millennium, Joan of Arc. Named one of the year's ten best films by Cahiers du Cinema. THE BATTLES: An 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 PRISONS: The second portion

Unrated, 3 hr. 47 min.

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On DVD: Nov 2, 1999

Critic Reviews for Joan the Maid - The Battles/The Prisons

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Austere and handsome, propelled by an unadorned but magnetic performance by Sandrine Bonnaire.

February 20, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

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A sublime corporeality informs Bonnaire's portrayal

September 6, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

For those who are into French history...knock yourselves out--this set is good enough to rent at least. But as a film, it falls short and the presentation can't buoy it up.

February 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com

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Widgett Walls

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An original political response to Joan's plight.

April 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Stripped of much of the incident that one would expect from an expansive biopic, but still remarkably satisfying, Rivette's two-film epic finds a psychological realism that's only enhanced by his unorthodox approach.

October 27, 2002 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

For those who are into French history...knock yourselves out--this set is good enough to rent at least. But as a film, it falls short and the presentation can't buoy it up.

June 3, 2001 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com

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