Joan of Arc (2005)

In 1425, France needed a miracle. What it got was a warrior. This is the true story of a peasant girl who emerged to lead an army and change the course of history. This is a docudrama ... See full summary »

Director:

Pamela Mason Wagner

Writer:

Andrew Ward (narration written by)

Stars:

Francis Dumaurier, Michal Havelka, Tomás Karger

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Francis Dumaurier	...	Bishop Cauchon (voice)
Michal Havelka	...	Charles
Tomás Karger	...	Alencon
Vladimír Marek	...	Bishop Cauchon
Alfred Molina	...	Narrator (voice)
Anna Paquin	...	Joan (voice)
Tomás Racek	...	Dunois
Lucie Vondrácková	...	Joan

Storyline

In 1425, France needed a miracle. What it got was a warrior. This is the true story of a peasant girl who emerged to lead an army and change the course of history. This is a docudrama portrait of a legendary heroine's story as seen through her own eyes, based on her own testimony. Discover one woman's journey to free her nation, and inspire the world.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joan of Arc: Child of War, Soldier of God

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

International Production Company, Lightworks Producing Group

Technical Specs

Color:

Color (Eastmancolour)

User Reviews

Rip-Off

This film would be acceptable as an "extra" you might find on a real Hollywood DVD but never as a 60 minute, stand-alone film in general distribution. It does come with ballpark history and a nice combination of pan and scanned artwork for its countless voice-overs and some reasonable reenactments for Joan fans. For that I would give it a three.

What brings that to a one for me is using coy packaging to make the product seem like something it is not even in the ballpark with. Just think - this quickie production is probably in the under $50 thousand range, yet you get to pay the same for it as for Hollywood's latest $50 million epic when you rent it or (God forbid) buy it. This is not to put down indie or foreign filmmakers who put blood and soul into their work, or even some of the better television releases, but rather to remind us all that a fool and his money are soon parted.