One of the most acclaimed films by Danish legend Carl Theodor Dreyer, The Passion Of Joan Of Arc [LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC / JEANNE D'ARC'S LIDELSE OG DØD] is to be released in the UK on Blu-ray, DVD & Limited Edition Dual Format (DVD & Blu-ray) SteelBook as part of Eureka Entertainment’s MASTERS OF CINEMA Series on 19 November 2012
One of the most emotional film experiences of any era, Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc is
a miracle of the cinema, an enigmatic and profoundly moving work that
merges the worlds of the viewer and of saintly Joan herself into one
shared experience of hushed delirium.
Dreyer's
film charts the final days of Joan of Arc as she undergoes the
degradation that accompanies her trial for charges of heresy – through
her imprisonment and execution at the stake.
The
portrayal of Joan by Renée Maria Falconetti is frequently heralded as
the all-time finest performance in the history of film, and Dreyer's
unusual and virtuosic method, in seeming to render the very soul of his
actress, vaulted the director decisively into the ranks of the art
form's supreme geniuses.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Exclusively restored high-definition master presented in the film's original aspect ratio, in 1080p on the Blu-ray
• Presented in both 20fps and 24fps playback speeds
• Optional audio tracks: a piano score performed by Japanese silent film composer Mie Yanashita (for the 20fps option), and a radical accompaniment by esteemed American avant-garde musician Loren Connors (for the 24fps option)
• Newly translated optional English subtitles for Dreyer's original Danish intertitles
• The complete "Lo Duca" version of the film – the version (featuring an alternate edit and soundtrack) that circulated in France and around the world for decades before the rediscovery of Dreyer's "director's cut"
• Extended illustrated booklet featuring the words of Dreyer, rare archival imagery, and more
• Further details to be announced nearer the release date!
/ DVD
/ Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) - Steelbook 