Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons (1994)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Writers:

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue), Christine Laurent (dialogue)

Stars:

Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandrine Bonnaire	...	Jeanne d'Arc
André Marcon	...	Charles, Dauphin de France
Jean-Louis Richard	...	La Trémoille
Marcel Bozonnet	...	Regnault de Chartres
Patrick Le Mauff	...	Jean Bâtard d'Orléans
Didier Sauvegrain	...	Raoul de Gaucourt
Jean-Pierre Lorit	...	Jean d'Alençon
Bruno Wolkowitch	...	Gilles de Laval
Romain Lagarde	...	Nicolas
Florence Darel	...	Jeanne d'Orléans
Pierre Baillot	...	Jacques Boucher
Germain Rousseau	...	Le confesseur du Dauphin
Emmanuel de Chauvigny	...	Gros-Garrau
Mathias Jung	...	Jean Pasquerel
Mathieu Busson	...	Louis de Coutes

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

teenage girl | reference to god | 1420s | medieval times | sequel | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 February 1994 (France)

Also Known As:

Giovanna d'Arco - seconda parte

Filming Locations:

France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pierre Grise Productions, La Sept Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

176 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Jeanne la Pucelle I - Les batailles (1994)

User Reviews

Under-funded and over-ambition Part 2

What I said regarding Part 1 is still irrelevant for Part 2. Both films lack the ability of conveying the magnitude of events in France at that period. The relief of Orleans is said to have been an engagement involving around 15,000 soldiers but at no time do you feel it is more than a skirmish. When Joan, with a half-dozen soldiers in support, shouts up at the walls of Paris for its surrender I can only surmise that arrows were shot at her because no rotten fruit was available! Yes I know she probably had an army behind her but that's not the impression the viewer gets. Such events as heroic leaders leading mass armies into battle may have been clichéd by films like El Cid but they still stir the spirit. This film never does. The war of words that follow with her imprisonment and trial by the English lacked any intellectual substance. Interestingly the film does not portray the English as the villains.This is reserved for the duplicitous French noblemen. France created St.Joan and clearly accepts the blame for her demise which is the only message this film conveys.