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The Passion of Joan of Arc (French: La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) is a 1928 French silent historical film based on the actual record of the trial of Joan of Arc. The film was directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and stars Renée Jeanne Falconetti as Joan.
Aug 24, 2020 · I cannot describe to you how this film made me feel, as someone who has viewed it for the first time in 2024. What an absolute masterpiece of cinematography, with its lack of words comes an incredible use of camera and musical work to accompany a tragic and powerful story of the past that we ought to remember in current times.
New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Le Fanu, a 1929 director’s statement by Carl Theodor Dreyer, and the full libretto for Voices of Light New cover by Eric Skillman
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Overview. John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city. King Vidor. Director, Screenplay.
- The Passion of Joan of Arc. Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley. 18 votes. A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior.
- The Cameraman. Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin. 12 votes. In this silent classic, photographer Buster (Buster Keaton) meets Sally (Marceline Day), who works as a secretary for the newsreel department at MGM, and falls hard.
- The Circus. Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia. 14 votes. Wrongfully accused of criminal acts, a tramp (Charlie Chaplin) unwittingly ducks into a big top, where his bumbling attempts to avoid pursuing police officers earn the laughter and applause of the circus-goers.
- Steamboat Bill Jr. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron. 11 votes. In this silent comedy, college boy William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) reunites with his boat captain father in a Mississippi River town.
The Crowd (1928) by King Vidor. The Crowd is a 1928 American silent romance film directed by King Vidor and starring James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach. The feature film was nominated at the first Academy Award presentation in 1929, for several awards, including Unique and Artistic Production for MGM and Best Director for Vidor.
The Gallant Hussar (lost), directed by Géza von Bolváry, starring Ivor Novello and Evelyn Holt – ( GB / Germany) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (lost), directed by Mal St. Clair, starring Ruth Taylor and Alice White. A Girl in Every Port, directed by Howard Hawks, starring Victor McLaglen, Louise Brooks and Robert Armstrong.
