14 – 21 September 2010: Joan Of Arc x 2
| Time: 8pm, Doors open at 7.45pm Venue: Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB Ticket: £5/FREE to Close-Up members |
Joan Of Arc has been celebrated on film many times but only Dreyer and Bresson have portrayed her during her trial with such intensity and singularity. These screenings offer a rare opportunity to compare two films radically different in style, adapted from the same historical records of the trial of Joan Of Arc.
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Tuesday 14 September – 8pm THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer 1928 | Denmark | 82 mins | B&W |
| Silent and shot mostly in close-up, Carl Th. Dreyer’s The Passion Of Joan Of Arc focuses on Renee Falconetti who gives one of the greatest performances ever recorded on film as the young maiden who died for God and France. |
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Tuesday 21 September - 8pm THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC Directed by Robert Bresson 1962 | France | 61 mins | B&W |
| In contrast to Dreyer's expressionist film, Robert Bresson’s depiction of Joan's relentless interrogation and persecution is minimal and restrained. As is typical of his style the film features a remarkable cast of non-professional actors (or "models", in Bresson's terms) whose performances are emotionally neutral. |
