Most film buffs have a handful of movies they're embarrassed to say they haven't seen. I certainly have no excuses for not seeing this one. And let me tell you that not seeing this movie has severely damaged my street cred with the kids. No one takes you seriously as a filmy when you admit to not seeing
The Passion of Joan of Arc. Don't believe me when I tell you that this is one of the more important films in the history of cinema? Maybe these folks at
wikipedia will convince you:
The Passion of Joan of Arc has appeared on Sight & Sound magazine's top ten films poll three times: as number seven in 1952[11] and 1972,[12] and as number ten (Critic's List) and six (Director's List) in 1992.[13] The Village Voice ranked it the eighth of the twentieth century in a 2000 poll of critics.[14] In 2010, the Toronto International Film Festivalreleased its "Essential 100" list of films, which merged one list of the 100 greatest films of all time as determined by an expert panel of TIFF curators with another list determined by TIFF stakeholders. The Passion of Joan of Arc was ranked as the most influential film of all time.[15][16]
Don't suffer the same fate as me; go see this movie at the MIA. Oh, and here's what the movie's about:
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Sunday, February 27, 2011
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium
With accompaniment by pianist and composer Daniel Lloyd.
The silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc is widely regarded as Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer's finest achievement. René Falconetti, in her only film performance, plays the young maiden who died for God and France. The filmmaker's startling use of closeups and camera angles convinced the world that film could be art. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928, 82 minutes, not rated. French intertitles with English translations and live musical accompaniment.
$10; $5 for MIA members.
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