A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.
Director:
Luc Besson
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5 wins & 13 nominations.
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| Rab Affleck | ... | Comrade | |
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Stéphane Algoud | ... | Look Out (as Stephane Algoud) |
| Edwin Apps | ... | Bishop | |
| David Bailie | ... | English Judge | |
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David Barber | ... | English Judge |
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Christian Barbier | ... | Captain |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | English Judge | |
| David Begg | ... | Nobleman - Rouen's Castle | |
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Christian Bergner | ... | Captain |
| Andrew Birkin | ... | Talbot | |
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Dominic Borrelli | ... | English Judge |
| John Boswall | ... | Old Priest | |
| Matthew Bowyer | ... | The Bludgeoned French Soldier | |
| Paul Brooke | ... | Domremy's Priest | |
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Bruce Byron | ... | Joan's Father |
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1429. While the war between France and England (the Hundred Years War) appeared settled in 1420, in England's favour, the death of King Henry V of England reignites it. England occupies large areas of France and appears set to take the whole of it. Into this moment of crisis rides legendary Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who claims to be lead by divine visions. Written by grantss
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religious conviction | dauphin | trial | joan of arc | wartime rape |Parents Guide:
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Title Card: 1420. Henry V, King of England, and Charles VI, King of France, sign the Treaty of Troyes. The treaty states that the kingdom of France will belong to England upon the king's death. But the two kings die a few months apart. Henry VI is the new king of England and of France, but he is only a few months old. Charles VII, the Dauphin of France, has no intention to abandon his kingdom to a child nor even to his tutor, the Duke of Bedford. A bloody war begins and the English, along with...
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Lyrics and Music by Éric Serra and Achinoam Nini
Produced by Éric Serra
Performed by Achinoam Nini
With the Special Authorization of Interscope/Geffen
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Kathryn Bigelow filed suit in California against Luc Besson for plagiarizing historical research that she had done when she was involved in the project. Besson settled with her amicably out of court. See more »Goofs
When Joan meets Dauphin Charles for the first time she holds her arms around him shifting from just above his waist to around his hips. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: 1420. Henry V, King of England, and Charles VI, King of France, sign the Treaty of Troyes. The treaty states that the kingdom of France will belong to England upon the king's death. But the two kings die a few months apart. Henry VI is the new king of England and of France, but he is only a few months old. Charles VII, the Dauphin of France, has no intention to abandon his kingdom to a child nor even to his tutor, the Duke of Bedford. A bloody war begins and the English, along with...
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The European release was 10 minutes longer than the US theatrical version, which omits, among others, the scene where Joan's virginity is tested before the court of King Charles VII. The longer version has been released in the USA on DVD. See more »Soundtracks
My Heart CallingLyrics and Music by Éric Serra and Achinoam Nini
Produced by Éric Serra
Performed by Achinoam Nini
With the Special Authorization of Interscope/Geffen
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Release Date:
27 October 1999 (France) See more »Also Known As:
La messagère: L'histoire de Jeanne d'Arc See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$85,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,360,968, 14 November 1999Gross USA:
$14,276,317Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$66,976,317Company Credits
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Joan of Arc the legend which was described as saint, warrior, frantic, heretic etc. is brilliantly played by Milla Jovovich. This movie isn't the typical hero stuff you would expect. It has many sides to think of and gives you space to make your own thoughts about the character Joan of Arc. And that is exactly what I liked the most about the movie. You can almost feel what this very young woman must have felt to be on the battlefield at this age, fighting for her vision, faith or whatever it was. Intoxicated by the battles and her mission to fight the war for god, for France.
Besides from that you will see a lot of battles. Great visuals and good to memorable acting.
Most people seem to get the movie wrong. They probably wanted a clean hero saga or some documentary movie, I don't know. This movie is something different. Sometimes you have to read between the lines, make your own thoughts. But as I said, that's what I like and that's what I want from a good movie.
10/10