The Passion of Joan of Arc - (1928) (French, DVD)

Can she stay true to her beliefs while battling to save her life?

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The portrayal of Joan by Renee Maria Falconetti is frequently heralded as the all-time finest performance in the history of film, and Dreyer's unusual and virtuosic method, in seeming to render the very soul of his actress, vaulted the director decisively into the ranks o the art form's supreme geniuses. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to to present "The Passion of Joan of Arc" in an exclusive restoration, presented in both 20fps adn 24fps playback speeds, and featuring Dreyer's own original Danish language interludes.

Exclusively restored high definition master presented in the films original aspect ratio, in a progressive encode
- Presented in both 20fps and 24fps playback speeds
- Optional audio tracks: a piano score performed by Japanese silent film composer Mie Yanashita (for the 20fps option)
- Newly translated optional English subtitles for Dreyer's original Danish intertitles
- The complete " Lo Duca" version of the film - (the version featuring an alternative edit and soundtrack) that circulated in France and around the world for decades before the rediscovery of Dreyer's "director's cut"
- Video demonstration of restoration, and
- A 100 page book featuring: writing on the famous film by Jean Drun and Dale D. Drun; by H.D. (the poet Hilda Doolittle); by Luis Brunel (newly translated); by Andre Bazin; by Chris Marker (newly translated);two short stories by Carl Th Dreyer; a rare contemporary interview with Antonin Artuad (newly translated); a new essay on teh versions of the film by Casper Tybjerg, with frame comparisons; and rare archival production imagery.

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Tracks: Optional Audio Tracks by Mie Yanashita and Loren Connors