Joan of Arc | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Bruno Dumont |
Starring: | Lise Leplat Prudhomme |
Music: | Christophe |
Cinematography: | David Chambille |
Editing: | Basile Belkhiri |
Studio: | 3B Productions |
Runtime: | 137 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Joan of Arc (French: '''Jeanne''') is a 2019 French drama film directed by Bruno Dumont and starring Lise Leplat Prudhomme.[1] It is the sequel to (2017).[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
After her triumph against the English army, Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians. She is put on trial for heresy.
The film had its premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival[4] on 18 May 2019.[5] [6] It was released in France on 11 September 2019.[7]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . 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] On Metacritic, 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 of The 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 of Slant Magazine praised Lise Leplat Prudhomme's performance, commenting that she "gives an extraordinarily committed, and convincing, performance as the teenaged Joan."[11] Guy Lodge of Variety 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 | ||
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Cannes Film Festival | 2019 | Special Mention: Un Certain Regard | Joan of Arc | [13] | ||
Louis Delluc Prize | 2019 | Best Film | Joan of Arc | [14] | ||
Lumières Award | 2020 | Best Female Revelation | Lise Leplat Prudhomme | [15] | ||
Best Music | Christophe | |||||
César Awards | 2020 | Best Costume Design | Alexandra Charles | [16] |