Visual Delight

Rating: Null/10 (8 March 2008)

Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Carl Theodor Dreyer's film about Joan of Arc's trial, torture and eventual burning at the stake is certainly a landmark film but I feel this is a case where there's too much style and not enough substance.
I'm going to give a film another viewing but with my first viewing most of my attention was with the incredibly style. With all the eye candy going on I had a rather hard time getting too involved in the story. The look alone makes this an all-time classic.
Available through Criterion.