| Joan of Arc | |
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| French | Jeanne |
| Directed by | Bruno Dumont |
| Written by | Bruno Dumont |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Lise Leplat Prudhomme |
| Cinematography | David Chambille |
| Edited by | Basile Belkhiri |
| Music by | Christophe |
Production company | 3B Productions |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Joan of Arc (French:Jeanne) is a 2019 Frenchdrama film directed byBruno Dumont and starring Lise Leplat Prudhomme.[1] It is the sequel toJeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (2017).[2] It was screened in theUn Certain Regard section at the2019 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
After her triumph against the English army,Joan of Arc is captured by theBurgundians. She is put on trial for heresy.
The film had its premiere in theUn Certain Regard section at the2019 Cannes Film Festival[4] on 18 May 2019.[5][6] It was released in France on 11 September 2019.[7]
On review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 57% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Joan of Arc (Jeanne) definitely offers a different take on this oft-told tale, although it isn't always able to deliver absorbing drama."[8] OnMetacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on eleven critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]
Peter Bradshaw ofThe Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "I found this film ultimately exasperating: not quite funny enough to be funny, or serious enough to be serious, or passionate enough to be about the passion of Joan of Arc."[10] Sam C. Mac ofSlant Magazine praised Lise Leplat Prudhomme's performance, commenting that she "gives an extraordinarily committed, and convincing, performance as the teenaged Joan."[11] Guy Lodge ofVariety wrote, "Imposing by any generational measure, Prudhomme's fervid, unflinching performance puts some blood and guts into an otherwise stony, hyper-measured exercise."[12]
| Award | Year of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Cannes Film Festival | 2019 | Special Mention:Un Certain Regard | Joan of Arc | Won | [13] |
| Louis Delluc Prize | 2019 | Best Film | Joan of Arc | Won | [14] |
| Lumière Awards | 2020 | Best Female Revelation | Lise Leplat Prudhomme | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Music | Christophe | Nominated | |||
| César Awards | 2020 | Best Costume Design | Alexandra Charles | Nominated | [16] |