Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons (1994)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Writers:

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)
Christine Laurent (dialogue)

Release Date:

9 February 1994 (France)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Joan Of Arc | Historical | Sequel | Stake | 1420s

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire	...	Jeanne d'Arc
André Marcon	...	Charles, Dauphin de France
Jean-Louis Richard	...	La Trémoille
Marcel Bozonnet	...	Regnault de Chartres
Patrick Le Mauff	...	Jean Bâtard d'Orléans
Didier Sauvegrain	...	Raoul de Gaucourt
Jean-Pierre Lorit	...	Jean d'Alençon
Bruno Wolkowitch	...	Gilles de Laval
Romain Lagarde	...	Nicolas
Florence Darel	...	Jeanne d'Orléans
Pierre Baillot	...	Jacques Boucher
Germain Rousseau	...	Le confesseur du Dauphin
Emmanuel de Chauvigny	...	Gros-Garrau
Mathias Jung	...	Jean Pasquerel
Mathieu Busson	...	Louis de Coutes

Also Known As:

Joan the Maid 2.: The Prisons

Runtime:

176 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

France 3 Cinéma

Movie Connections:

Follows Jeanne la Pucelle I - Les batailles (1994)

Prison, trial and the stake

Part II just as good as part I, far from the boisterous and epic portrayal usually made of Jeanne the maiden. This movie places her in a simple attire and gives a sense of how simple people can resist to lofty minds often intoxicated by their political urges and ready to twist facts as long as it serves their objectives.

When sophisms prove not enough then comes the resort to brutal strength and the execution of the innocent young maiden. This is about the triumph of warriors who have enrolled their Church but who both find themselves defeated in the face of history. Everybody remembers Jeanne nobody knows the names of her tormentors.