Tweet
Press release!
THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC
A film by Robert Bresson
BFI Blu-ray release on 8 August 2022, with an iTunes and Amazon Prime release on 22 August
The story of Joan of Arc’s trial and conviction is powerfully retold in Robert Bresson’s minimalist 1962 masterpiece. Working from the official transcript of the 15th century trial, Bresson shoots Joan’s ordeal with a serene simplicity that reveals her vulnerability and her resilient faith.
Following the BFI’s Blu-ray release of Bresson’s PICKPOCKET (1959), THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC is released on Blu-ray alongside L’ARGENT (1983) on 8 August. Extras include An Introduction to Robert Bresson by Geoff Andrew, filmed recently at BFI Southbank and a newly recorded audio commentary by Kat Ellinger.
A transcendent and moving evocation of human suffering and spiritual liberation, THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC remains a powerful exploration of religious virtue with one of cinema’s most haunting and poignant finales.
Special features
• Presented in High Definition
• An Introduction to Robert Bresson (2022, 29 mins): film writer and programmer Geoff Andrew discusses Bresson’s oeuvre in this talk presented at BFI Southbank
• Newly recorded audio commentary by filmmaker and writer Kat Ellinger
• Women’s Work in Wartime (1918, 8 mins): a propaganda short looking at the acceptable roles for women at a time of war
• Masculinity in Modes (1931, 1 min): a cinemagzine item showcasing the more masculine trends in Parisian couture
• The Legend of Joan of Arc ballet (1958, 2 mins, extract): an item from the cinemagazine The USSR Today showing a Nikolai Peiko’s ballet performed in Moscow
• Original theatrical trailer
• Stills gallery
• ***First pressing only*** Illustrated booklet featuring writing by Lillian Crawford and Richard Combs; credits and notes on the special features
Product details
RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1467 / 12
France / 1962 / black and white / 64 mins / French and English language with English subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.66:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit)
THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC
A film by Robert Bresson
BFI Blu-ray release on 8 August 2022, with an iTunes and Amazon Prime release on 22 August
The story of Joan of Arc’s trial and conviction is powerfully retold in Robert Bresson’s minimalist 1962 masterpiece. Working from the official transcript of the 15th century trial, Bresson shoots Joan’s ordeal with a serene simplicity that reveals her vulnerability and her resilient faith.
Following the BFI’s Blu-ray release of Bresson’s PICKPOCKET (1959), THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC is released on Blu-ray alongside L’ARGENT (1983) on 8 August. Extras include An Introduction to Robert Bresson by Geoff Andrew, filmed recently at BFI Southbank and a newly recorded audio commentary by Kat Ellinger.
A transcendent and moving evocation of human suffering and spiritual liberation, THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC remains a powerful exploration of religious virtue with one of cinema’s most haunting and poignant finales.
Special features
• Presented in High Definition
• An Introduction to Robert Bresson (2022, 29 mins): film writer and programmer Geoff Andrew discusses Bresson’s oeuvre in this talk presented at BFI Southbank
• Newly recorded audio commentary by filmmaker and writer Kat Ellinger
• Women’s Work in Wartime (1918, 8 mins): a propaganda short looking at the acceptable roles for women at a time of war
• Masculinity in Modes (1931, 1 min): a cinemagzine item showcasing the more masculine trends in Parisian couture
• The Legend of Joan of Arc ballet (1958, 2 mins, extract): an item from the cinemagazine The USSR Today showing a Nikolai Peiko’s ballet performed in Moscow
• Original theatrical trailer
• Stills gallery
• ***First pressing only*** Illustrated booklet featuring writing by Lillian Crawford and Richard Combs; credits and notes on the special features
Product details
RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1467 / 12
France / 1962 / black and white / 64 mins / French and English language with English subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.66:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit)