Skip to main content
Youthful determination
Lise Leplat Prudhomme excels in her second outing as the Maid of Orleans, says MARIA DUARTE
Lise Leplat Prudhomme

Joan of Arc
Directed by Bruno Dumont

 

WHAT is it about Joan of Arc that instils such passion and obsession?

Hollywood legend Ingrid Bergman, apparently obsessed with “the Maid of Orleans,” played her both on stage and screen twice, while French film-maker Bruno Dumont returns with this, a sequel to Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc – which explored Joan at the age of eight through song and music.

Donate to the Fighting Fund
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
round up
Cinema / 3 April 2025
3 April 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Sebastian, Four Mothers, Restless, and The Most Precious of Cargoes
fotw
Film of the week / 3 April 2025
3 April 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends a drama that explores the formative years of Richard Burton’s life
FOTW
Film of the week / 13 March 2025
13 March 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends a deliciously dark thriller that explores the complex loyalties within a marriage
round up
Cinema / 13 February 2025
13 February 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE review Cottontail, Memoir of a Snail, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, and Captain America: Brave New World
Similar stories
round up
Cinema / 10 January 2025
10 January 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Nickel Boys, Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger, Babygirl, and Maria
FOTW
Film of the Week: / 12 December 2024
12 December 2024
MARIA DUARTE is tickled by the charms of an adulterous social climber
Film round up
Cinema / 26 September 2024
26 September 2024
Decline and fall of the US empire, rehab in Orkney, the younger self, and lone wolves
Earle
Music / 11 June 2024
11 June 2024
New releases from The Decemberists, Paul Weller and Ahmed Malek