Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (2017)

France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend... See full summary »

Director:

Bruno Dumont

Writers:

Bruno Dumont (adaptation), Charles Peguy (based on the play "Les Mysteres de la charite de Jeanne d'Arc")

Stars:

Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Jeanne Voisin, Lucile Gauthier

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lise Leplat Prudhomme	...	Jeannette
Jeanne Voisin	...	Jeanne - Older
Lucile Gauthier	...	Hauviette 8 ans
Victoria Lefebvre	...	Hauviette 13 ans
Aline Charles	...	Madame Gervaise / Sainte Marguerite
Elise Charles	...	Madame Gervaise / Sainte Catherine
Nicolas Leclaire	...	Durand Lassois
Gery De Poorter	...	Jacques d'Arc
Régine Delalin	...	Isabeau d'Arc
Anaïs Rivière	...	Saint Michel
Kyliann Maréchal Tellier	...	Enfant
Malone Leroy	...	Enfant
Maxime Boulanger	...	Frère d'Arc
Jonathan Leguen	...	Frère d'Arc

Storyline

France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but Jeannette is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | female protagonist | joan of arc | france | 15th century | 

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Taglines:

The Childhood of Joan of Arc

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Genres:

History | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

As the film was produced by Franco-German TV channel Arte, it first premiered on television, a week before its theatrical release.

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Connections

Followed by Joan of Arc (2019)

User Reviews

See the Passion of Joan of Arc instead

One of the worst films I have seen in years. Pretentious, vapid, poorly filmed drivel. For art film masochists only. My assumption is the only reason this ridiculous piece of trash got made was with a French government subsidy. Don't waste your time or money on this one, as I unfortunately did. Believe me, you will leave the theater wishing you could have the last couple of hours of your life back. Music is awful, acting inept, strange attempts at dancing, no visual cohesion, dialogue ludicrous and conceptually the film is a mess, Nothing redeemable, although I thought some of the wandering sheep were more interesting than the humans on screen; at least they seemed to have some purpose in their actions.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 September 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,592

Company Credits

Production Co:

Taos Films, ARTE, Pictanovo Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.55 : 1