Saint Joan (1957)
- Directed by
- Otto Preminger
- Genre
- drama film, war film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows the life of Joan of Arc, a young French woman who leads armies and is eventually put on trial. The story is framed by a flashback that begins with the final moments of her journey.
dramaticreflectivehistoricalsoberingintimatedeliberateemotionalearnest
What happens
Saint Joan (also called Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan) is a 1957 historical drama film adapted from the 1923 George Bernard Shaw play of the same title about the life of Joan of Arc. The restructured screenplay by Graham Greene, directed by Otto Preminger, begins with the play's last scene, which then becomes the springboard for a long flashback, from which the main story is told. At the end of the flashback, the film then returns to the play's final scene, which then continues through to the end. This was the film debut of actress Jean Seberg, who won a talent search conducted by Preminger that reportedly tested more than 18,000 young women for the role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Jeanne (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.