THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC

Often overlooked in light of Dreyer's awesome 1928 version and the Bresson pinnacles (PICKPOCKET and AU HASARD BALTHASAR) that bookend it, THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC has been called "the most underrated of the director's 13 features" (Melissa Anderson, Village Voice). As Bresson scholar Tony Pipolo has pointed out, JOAN marks the director's crucial mid-career shift from male to female protagonists. Based entirely on trial transcripts and eyewitness accounts, Bresson's JOAN is one of his most concentrated films, a resolutely eye-level view of spirituality, rooted in the solidity of chains and doors, without a trace of sentimentality or sanctimoniousness. In French with English subtitles. 35mm.

Due to availability issues, the short film PUBLIC AFFAIRS, scheduled to accompany THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC on January 21 and 23, has been canceled. If the film becomes available, we will try to reschedule it later in the Bresson series. We apologize for any inconvenience.