The Trial of Joan of Arc
Through films from Bresson, Annaud and Zeffirelli, this program explores how the medieval world has been represented through the lens of cinema. In doing so, we assess the resonance of that world in our own.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize, 1962 Cannes Film Festival
The trial, conviction, and death of Joan of Arc reconstructed thanks to the official record of the 1431 trial and the rehabilitation trial conducted 25 years later. A work of profoundly tragic poetry.
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson is a French filmmaker. He directed 13 feature films and wrote an important essay on cinema entitled Notes sur le cinématographe. His awards include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director in 1957 for A Man Escaped, the Special Jury Prize in 1962 for The Trial of Joan of Arc and the Grand Prix de Création in 1983 for L'argent. He also won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for The Devil Probably in 1977 and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 1989 at the Venice Film Festival.
Photo : Sam Lévin | Collections de la Cinémathèque québécoise
