fabulous = a must see

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2000)

Maria Falconetti, almost always in extreme close-up and with no make-up gives a marvelous performance. She offers a subtlety of expression that is moving in it's realism. Many say this is THE greatest performance in movie history. I don't think I could argue. Based on actual trial records. Director, Carl Theodor Dreyer demanded realism in costume, thus the absence of make-up. Shot mostly in close-up the emotions are intense. An excellent silent film. The best I have ever seen.