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a bright wall in a dark room.: Sight & Sound List #9: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

brightwalldarkroom:

by Edward Montgomery

Chances are, you have not seen this film. Please, please, please try to change that.

Första gången jag såg The Passion of Joan of Arc (svensk titel En kvinnas martyrium) var under filmvetenskapen och jag tyckte inte om den. Alls. Långtråkig, pretantiös, antagligen obegriplig. Men framför allt tråkig. Ändå beslöt jag mig för att se om den några år senare, då på DVD, och fick en helt annan uppfattning. Helt annan.

Väldigt stark, väldigt välgjord, väldigt välspelad, och väldigt, väldigt bra. Ett unikt avtryck i filmhistorien. Och bäst av allt?

After completion, the original film was lost to a warehouse fire, re-cut and created again from secondary shots—this version lost once more in yet another fire. Thought lost for almost forty years, the original cut would resurface almost fifty years later in the closet of a forgotten mental asylum in Scandinavia.

Mentalsjukhus, alltså. Bara en sån sak.

16 October 2012 ·

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    Don’t worry about reading my essay—just go see the film. You can watch it for free here.
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    I have seen this film. Often. I own it. It is stunningly beautiful.
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  9. aneducation said: If I were to make a list of Top 10 Best Performances of All Time, Falconetti’s would definitely be on the list.
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    Första gången jag såg...(svensk titel En kvinnas martyrium) var under filmvetenskapen och...
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    symphony orchestra playing...Richard Einhorn. Again,
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    these! Actually jealous...write one. This rocks!
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