Joan of Arc [1948] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Primary Contributor : Ingrid Bergman
Primary Contributor : Francis L. Sullivan

Product Details

Director : Victor Fleming
Actor : Ingrid Bergman, Francis L. Sullivan, J. Carrol Naish, Ward Bond, Shepperd Strudwick
Format : Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0014381063523
Product Group : DVD
Region Code : 1
Release Date : 2004-05-18
Running Time : 146minutes
Studio : Image Entertainment
UPC : 014381063523

ASIN : B0001UZWMU

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Customer Reviews

Beautifully restored, but... (2007-11-08)

Victor Fleming's Joan of Arc, even in this beautifully restored version, isn't much to write home about. Maxwell Anderson's play was creaking at the timbers even in 1948, and the screenplay remains resolutely theatrical despite one good battle scene. Ingrid Bergman is okay in her quiet moments, but handles her big declamatory scenes with extreme clumsiness - it's one of those performances where you can all too easily spot where she's marked her script, and too often it's more about hitting artificial cues than giving a fluid or convincing reading. If anything, you find yourself wondering why her nose looks so big all the time and marvel at how the more inspired Joan is, the more Swedish she sounds. Instead, the film belongs to Jose Ferrer, making a remarkable debut as the weak and feminine Dauphin. It's watchable enough, but there's a cosy feeling about the film: even the burning at the stake seems more photogenic than horrendous. Still, it's fun to see Dennis Hoey playing something other than Inspector Lestrade for a change!

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