The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dual Format Edition)

Carl Theodor Dreyer directs this classic silent film depicting the trial and execution of Joan of Arc.

Following her heroic role in the Hundred Years War, Frenchwoman Joan of Arc (Maria Falconetti) has been captured by her enemies, the English. Placed on trial on trumped up charges of heresy, she defends herself bravely from the machinations of accusers that include Bishop Pierre Cauchon (Eugene Silvain) and Jean d'Estivet (André Berley). 

A haunting, supremely moving drama that has become a landmark of cinema. 

The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Passion of Joan of Arc in an exclusively restored version, presented in both 20fps and 24fps playback speeds, and featuring Dreyer's own original Danish-language intertitles.  

• Exclusively restored high-definition master presented in the film s original aspect ratio, in 1080p on the Blu-ray
• Presented in both 20fps and 24fps playback speeds
• Optional audio tracks: a piano score performed by Japanese silent film composer Mie Yanashita (for the 20fps option), and a radical new accompaniment by esteemed American avant-garde musician Loren Connors (for the 24fps version)
• Newly translated optional English subtitles for Dreyer s original Danish intertitles
• The complete Lo Duca version of the film, the version (featuring an alternate edit and soundtrack) that circulated in France and around the world for decades before the rediscovery of Dreyer's director s cut |
• Video demonstration of the restoration
• A collector's booklet featuring writing on the film, alongside rare archival production imagery