one of the finest works by a female lead in the history of Cinema

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2009)

Along side Marion Cotillard of la Vie en Rose, and Meryl Streep of Sophie's Choice, Rosaura Revueltas of Salt of the Earth and Jessica Lange of Rob Roy, Maria Falconetti's Joan of Arc is a masterwork of the cinematic arts.
Although it deserves to be rated as one of the best films of all time, let this beautiful work stay in obscurity to be seen only by those who seek it out. The price of admission is not enough to pay for the privilege to experience this film.
Additionally this remains an important movie. Joan's crime of consorting with God without the consent and supervision of His owners is the most dangerous crime of all. Politics, not spirituality, is the evil here. In this instance it was the Catholic Church used as the justification, but it happens constantly over and over any time those in power feel a challenge to their supremacy. Much love to the creators of this fine work.