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Duguay's 1999 Joan of Arc Movie
From the opening epigraph to the scene at the stake, Duguay's Joan of Arc is a historical joke that belongs in the same category as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

Ingrid Bergman's Joan of Arc
In 1948 returning veterans wanted women to return to the home. Victor Fleming's Joan of Arc movie tells them to do just that. ingrid Bergman is the most admirable and memorable Joan of Arc, but she's no hero.

Joan of Arc on a Leash--Joan the Woman
The historical Joan of Arc was a military leader, but as far as film-makers are concerned, she was only a woman. DeMille's Joan the Woman is the first of six 20th century films that keep Joan of Arc in her place.

Luc Besson's Crazy Saint Joan
The last feature made about Joan of Arc in the 20th century is typical of the time. Cynical and based on pop psychology, The Messenger (1999) does a disservice to France's national heroine.

Preminger's Saint Joan (1957)
Otto Preminger was less interested in bringing Shaw's play to the screen than in creating his own idea of Joan of Arc according to Preminger.

The Messenger Joan of Arc [offsite link]
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 production by director Luc Besson on the perennially interesting topic of Joan of Arc´s life.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Called "the greatest silent film ever made," Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc gives us a Joan who looks like a woman who could have reined in a warhorse.

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