La passion de Jeanne D'Arc : The passion of Joan of Arc /
A dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc centering on her trial and execution, condensing all events into a single day.
| Uniform Title: | Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
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Irvington, N.Y. :
Criterion Collection,
[1999]
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| Edition: | Original version. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
62. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Summary: | A dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc centering on her trial and execution, condensing all events into a single day. |
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| Item Description: | Silent film with French intertitles and optional English subtitles. Videodisc release of the 1928 motion picture. A foreign film (France). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: Gorgeous new transfer of the original version, with digital restoration -- Richard Einhorn's Voices of light: a choral and orchestral work performed by vocal group Anonymous 4, soloist Susan Narucki and the Radio Netherlands Philharmonic and Choir -- Audio essay by Casper Tybjerg, a Dreyer scholar from the University of Copenhagen -- An extensive production design archive -- A history of Passion's many versions, with clips -- Audio interview excerpts with the star's daughter, Hélène Falconetti -- An essay by Richard Einhorn on Joan of Arc and Voices of light, plus a video essay on the music's production -- Voices of light libretto booklet, including the medieval texts used in Einhorn's composition. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet {6] pages : illustrations 19 cm.) + 1 libretto (25 pages ; 16 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital English 5.1. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Rudolph Maté ; editor, Carl Theodor Dreyer ; art, Herman Warm and Jean Hugo ; music, Richard Einhorn. |
| ISBN: | 0780022343 |