Joan The Maiden II : The Prisons

a JACQUES RIVETTE picture

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Title

Joan The Maiden II : The Prisons

Director

Jacques Rivette

Producer

Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant

Nationality

French

Year

1994

Duration

169'

Language

French

Format

Dolby, Dolby SR

Ratio

1.66 : 1

Original Title

Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons

Synopsis

Synopsis


France, 1429. Jeanne has succeeded in lifting the siege on Orleans and Charles VII has been ordained King of France. Jeanne is injured in an assault on Paris, weakening her position in the war. Later, she is taken prisoner at the siege of Compiègne. The beginning of a period of prisons and trials, ultimately leading to her execution… Rivette deliberately focused on Joan of Arc the woman, not the saint, to succeed in his realistic portrait of the historical figure.


Synopsis

Stills

Press

"A good introduction into the early years of Joan of Arc."

MUBI

"As a film, Jeanne la Pucelle is austere and handsome, propelled by an unadorned but magnetic performance by Sandrine Bonnaire as the doomed heroine and enhanced by music by Jordi Savall, the violist da gamba whose expertise in medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music contributed so much to the authenticity and excellence of Tous les Matins du Monde.''

READER

"Rivette's landscapes are awe-inspiring in a quiet, unassuming way: foggy, slightly hazy, their colors muted rather than garish, but still somehow sumptuous and beautiful. "

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Festivals
& Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
Panorama

Locarno International Film Festival

César Awards
Nominated for Best Actress (Sandrine Bonnaire)

Istanbul international film festival

Cast & Crew

Sandrine Bonnaire
Tatiana Moukhine
Jean-Marie Richier
Baptiste Roussillon
Jean-Luc Petit
Bernadette Giraud
Jean-Claude Jay
Olivier Cruveiller
Benjamin Rataud
Cyril Haouzi
Written and Directed by Jacques Rivette
Screenwriters Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent
Producers Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant
Cinematography William Lubtchansky
Music Jordi Savall, Guillaume Dufay
Sound Florian Eidenbenz
Production Design Emmanuel de Chauvigny
Costume Design Christine Laurent

Releases

France - Bac Films

09.02.1994

Italy - BIM Distribuzione

17.11.1995