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La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928)
This is the movie in the IMDB250 series.
The story of the film is quite dull. Like the title, it tells the process of the French heroine Joan of Arc being captured by the British, being tried by the Inquisition and finally being burned at the stake. The film begins with Joan of Arc walking into the Inquisition and ends after Joan is scorched by fire. During the course of the film, most of the questions are from the judge and Joan of Arc's answers, and also interspersed with the British conspiracy to induce Joan of Arc by counterfeiting letters from King Charles, and Joan's trance admitting mistakes and repentance. The film uses 82 minutes to describe such a process.
The movie is rather ugly, dull, dull, boring, and not at all engaging. In my opinion, the film has quite a few flaws. First of all, the film basically has no story, and no twists and turns. Most of the scenes describe the questions and answers between the characters and the emotional changes. Stories like this are not at all engaging, and it's hard to get people involved in the film. Second, the scene changes are limited, only the scene is changed to the outside during the burning at the end of the film, and the other scenes are all in the empty room indoors, except for the pillars and walls, there are only a few doors left. I have never seen such a simple way of shooting and setting. Third, the actors are not only limited, but also difficult to distinguish. Except for Joan of Arc’s obvious characteristics, the old men in the trial are all similar, and it is impossible to tell who is who, and because it is a black and white film, it is even more difficult. Distinguish them from their clothes. It made me confused and unwilling to continue watching the movie. Fourth, the dialogues between the characters are all about religion. I don’t understand these religious issues at all, and I have no interest in understanding them. It sounds like I’m falling into a fog. The above are all factors that obviously affect my perception. Looking at these very alternative shooting methods, I don’t understand why such a movie has such a high score? And also into the IMDB250? Is it because I, a foreigner, cannot understand the importance of these profound religious issues to Europeans and Americans? It seems that some movies are really not for me.
One aspect of this film is commendable, that is, it uses a lot of close-ups to depict subtle changes in the characters' expressions. To put it more simply, most of the pictures in the film are "big heads", and the pictures show the facial features of the characters. We can detect the slight changes in the emotions of each character from the changes in the position of the five senses, such as the contempt, ridicule, and fear of the judges, Joan of Arc’s admiration for God, persistence in his own beliefs, fear of torture tools, The confusion about the future, the worries of well-meaning young people about Joan of Arc, etc., are all shown in the "big heads". Moreover, the director also used a variety of different framing methods for close-up shots, looking up, looking up, sideways, etc., so that the viewing process is not so monotonous, even if the film itself is already very boring.
I will not go into detail about the content and themes expressed in the film. It is nothing more than to record a piece of history, to tell the story of the brutal British who used various treacherous means to murder the heroic and fearless French heroine Joan of Arc, to praise Joan of Arc's courage to fear rape and to swear to the death, and to inspire the audience. heart. This film is also a French theme film, which sings praises to heroes and French spirit, and can be used to educate the next generation of France. For me, a foreigner, in addition to sighing, that is, sighing, sighing about Joan of Arc's tenacity and heroism, that's all.
In addition, this film is a silent film, and it is old, so the picture quality is quite poor, much worse than the restored version of "Metropolis". In the process of watching it, it feels like an "old movie". Oh, by the way, this film also has a dew point scene, a breastfeeding woman, is this film rated R?
The heroine of this film is Maria Falconetti, and the main scenes are all on her body. There are many people on the Internet saying how good and how good her performance is in this film, but in my opinion, she has a fearless expression throughout the film, looking a little stiff and dull. Maybe my personal appreciation level is limited, and I can't appreciate this kind of "hard" performance.
In short, one of the most boring movies I've ever seen, it's really not good. Like people who like it, I don't catch a cold.
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2011-08-21
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