The Passion of Joan of Arc
Drama • NR • 1928 • 1 hr 22 min
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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
I was skeptical, but this truly is the best silent movie ever made. Watch it to believe.
This is a silent film, but it doesn’t feel like one. It’s loud, oppressive, and dramatic. Far from boring.
100 years old and still compelling. Cinematography is just epic
Oppressive tension fills this movie with surprisingly intense emotions.
Intense. Passionate. The story behind it is wonderful as well.
Amazing study of film composition and unadulterated human faces. The intertitles aren't needed to understand the movie at all. True classic.
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