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Joan of Arc
RRP: $19.99Our Price: $59.99 (subject to change)Editorial
Description
Academy Award-winner Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca) is spellbinding as the 15th century French peasant girl who rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. Fiercely believing that she is directed by God, Joan triumphantly leads an army into battle against the British, who are driven from France. When a new king (Jose Ferrer in a extraordinary film debut) is crowned, Joan's influence grows and makes him wary of her power, ultimately betraying her to martyrdom. This powerful, visually stunning epic of one of history's most fascinating heroines features spectacular action and unforgettable drama! Completely restored, original full-length version with footage not seen in the U.S.,from Victor Fleming, Director of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. Winner of three Academy Awards®: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Honorary Award to producer Walter Wanger with Five additional Academy Award®: nominations: Best Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Best Supporting Actor (Jose Ferrer), Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Score.
Editorial
Amazon.com
The lavish 1948 production of Joan of Arc may not qualify as a great movie, but it scores a triumphant victory as a great DVD. Thanks to a stunning restoration by the renowned UCLA Film and Television Archive, this relic from Hollywood's golden age can now be appreciated in all its magnificent Technicolor glory, restored to its original theatrical length of 145 minutes after decades of truncated TV broadcasts. Under the direction of Victor Fleming (whose credits include Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz), this is a stodgily respectable mini-epic, adapted from Maxwell Anderson's acclaimed play Joan of Lorraine and giving 33-year-old Ingrid Bergman one of her quirkiest star turns as the 19-year-old "Maid of Lorraine," destined by divinely inspired fate to rescue imperiled France from British occupation, and face trial on charges of witchcraft. Winner of three Oscars (for cinematography and costumes, and an honorary award to Producer Walter Wanger for boosting Hollywood's "moral stature") and five nominations (including acting nods for Bergman and José Ferrer, making his screen debut as the French Dauphin), the film suffers from an abundance of talky exposition and stage-bound incident, but the battle scenes are still rousing, Bergman glowing beatifically in polished armor and surrounded by a seasoned cast of studio-era character players in a rampant case of Hollywood anachronism (somehow, Ward Bond just doesn't belong in medieval France!). If you get bored during the slow parts, you can always marvel at the pristine restoration, full of heavenly sunbeams, masterful matte paintings, and enough colorful detail to make most 1948-vintage films pale by comparison. Frame by gorgeous frame, martyrdom never had a classier showcase. --Jeff Shannon
Joan of ArcReview date: 2010-05-12 Rating: 10 out of 10Even though I have reviewed this DVD a few months back, I will do it once again. This DVD arrived ahead of schedule and was in good shape. The individual who shipped it to me was really on the ball, as I needed to use it in my History class at the Community College. This DVD is an asset to my collection of historical films. This DVD has more footage than a regular video of the same title. Thanks to the shipper and to Amazon. B.L.
ReviewsHigh PriceReview date: 2009-03-03 Rating: 10 out of 10the dvd Joan of Arc is great. The price is too high though since in Europe same DVD is almost half price!They Don't Make 'Em Like This AnymoreReview date: 2008-03-26 Rating: 10 out of 10This is just a beautiful depiction of the life of one of God's saints, Joan of Arc. Ingrid Bergman is inspirational. I love movies and television, but pretty much nowadays you can't watch anything without sex, drugs, rock'n'roll and a serial killer. It's so refreshing just to see something that is just pure and lovely and good. I love the way it depicts Joan trusting God and putting her life on the line for Him. And I love the last line of the film, which I won't give away. I recommend this for anyone who wants to walk the walk of faith and trusting in Jesus.One that enrages, not 'one for the ages'Review date: 2007-07-17 Rating: 2 out of 10To each his own, to be sure. I myself have guilty pleasures and I dislike stepping on the toes of those who get pleasure from movies I don't happen to like. But this is such a phony movie with no relationship to any reality that has ever existed. I'm a sucker for 'Hollywoodization' when it's as good as Casablanca, but this is almost as poorly produced as an unrehearsed college theater production. An astonishing example of moviemaking at its most unconvincing. Please don't waste your time on this drivel (but that's just my opinion!)A Fantastic MovieReview date: 2007-05-26 Rating: 10 out of 10Wow! This movie is truely awesome. A movie this good needs to be experienced more than once, and so will remain in my collection. Saint Joan of Arc, a "Child of God," who made no mistakes, save only one, which she was forgiven for. This is truely a heavy movie about a woman of great faith and love for God. Enough said. Take care and have a nice forever.
Ed.
Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
José Ferrer
Ward Bond
Ingrid Bergman
J. Carrol Naish
Francis L. Sullivan
Creators:
Joseph A. Valentine (Cinematographer)
William V. Skall (Cinematographer)
Winton C. Hoch (Cinematographer)
Frank Sullivan (Editor)
Walter Wanger (Producer)
Andrew Solt (Writer)
Maxwell Anderson (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Image Entertainment Manufacturer: Image EntertainmentEAN: 0014381063523Binding: DVDFormat: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Release date: 2004-05-18Universal product code (UPC): 014381063523Number of discs: 1Aspect ratio: 1.33:1Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)Region code: 1Running time: 145 minutesTheatrical release date: 1948Language: English (Original Language)
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