The Trial of Joan of Arc

1963 · 62 min · FR · 7.2 (117 votes)

Dir. Robert Bresson · Starring Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat, Marc Jacquier, Jean Gillibert, Michel Herubel · Music Francis Seyrig

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Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.

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This film feels like a stark, unvarnished examination of faith under duress. Its minimalist style and somber tone create an oppressive atmosphere, focusing intensely on the psychological and spiritual ordeal of its central figure.

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