The Passion of Joan of Arc
Drama • NR • 1928 • 1 hr 21 min
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Spellbinding from start to finish. I’m not sure I’d call it a religious epic. I think it’s (not so) low key anti religious.
The film is very hard to watch, and it's supposed to be. But you will be rewarded with an amazing and heart wrenching finale.
It's insane that acting peaked in 1928. All been downhill since
One of the great films. Pure cinema. Incredible display of emotion. Film students, you need to see it to broaden your horizons.
An incredibly powerful and loving religious epic
Even though the film is old and the subject is very dark, there's something really fun about watching such an earnest and intense drama
I was skeptical, but this truly is the best silent movie ever made. Watch it to believe.
Watched this when I was around 12. I remember it being kind of boring, but there were a lot of beautiful & interesting facial expressions.
This is a silent film, but it doesn’t feel like one. It’s loud, oppressive, and dramatic. Far from boring.
Oppressive tension fills this movie with surprisingly intense emotions.
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