Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of St Joan

With its script pulled straight from the trial minutes of the now-revered saint, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s classic 1928 silent film recounts the bias and badgering from court officials, whose inhumane treatment of Jeanne d’Arc ultimately led to her execution. Maria Falconetti plays the titular role in her final on-screen appearance,… communicating Joan’s sorrow and passion to the audience mainly with her eyes, making for a performance that is still hailed as transformative almost one hundred years later.

With live accompaniment by Marta Waterman.