Joan the Maid

Joan the Maid
Joan the Maid
	Jeanne la pucelle
Directed by	Jacques Rivette
Written by	Jacques Rivette (part 1 only); Pascal Bonitzer; Christine Laurent;
Produced by	Martine Marignac; Maurice Tinchant;
Starring	Sandrine Bonnaire; Tatiana Moukhine; Jean-Marie Richier; Baptiste Roussillon;
Cinematography	William Lubtchansky
Edited by	Nicole Lubtchansky
Music by	Jordi Savall
Production; companies	France 3 Cinéma; La Sept Cinéma;
Distributed by	BAC Films
Release dates	9 February 1994 (Part 1); 10 February 1994 (Part 2);
Running time	336 minutes
Country	France
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

Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc)
Édith Scob as Jeanne de Béthune
Tatiana Moukhine as Isabelle Romée
Jean-Marie Richier as Durand Laxart
Baptiste Roussillon as Baudricourt
Jean-Luc Petit as Henri Le Royer
Bernadette Giraud as Catherine Le Royer
Jean-Claude Jay as Jacques Alain
Olivier Cruveiller as Jean de Metz
Benjamin Rataud as Bertrand de Poulengy
André Marcon as Charles, Dauphin of France
Jean-Louis Richard as La Trémoille
Marcel Bozonnet as Regnault de Chartres
Patrick Le Mauff as Jean Bâtard d'Orléans
Didier Sauvegrain as Raoul de Gaucourt
Jean-Pierre Lorit as Jean d'Alençon
Bruno Wolkowitch as Gilles de Laval
Hélène de Fougerolles as Jeanne de Bar

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

^ Franc, K. (22 July 2017). "What is 4k restoration? We break it down". Digital Fox. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ Uhlich, Keith (1 August 2019). "'Joan the Maid': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ Collier, Stuart (3 December 2019). "Review: Jacques Rivette's Joan the Maid on Cohen Media Group Blu-ray". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ Kenny, Glenn (2 August 2019). "Joan the Maid movie review & film summary (2019)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

External links

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[1] Franc, K. (22 July 2017). "What is 4k restoration? We break it down". Digital Fox. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. 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.

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