Action master Besson takes on French history in this ambitious look at the legendary saint and martyr. Beginning with a young Joan witnessing her sister's rape and murder at the hands of brutal English soldiers, the film picks up years later when Joan (Jovovich) appears at the court of the French Dauphin (Malkovich), who is making little progress against his enemies. Joan's self-confidence and charisma induce the Dauphin to take a gamble by allowing her to lead troops, resulting in an upset victory at Orleans. However, Joan eventually outlives her usefulness to the French throne and is sold out to the English, who burn her for heresy. All the while, Joan struggles with her faith, exasperating the experienced French generals and having impassioned arguments with her imaginary "Conscience" (Hoffman). Features several exciting medieval battle scenes.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Extended International Version with 10 Minutes of Extra Footage
Featurette: HBO's "The Messenger: The Search for the Real Joan of Arc"
Isolated Audio Track: Musical Score by Eric Serra
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical (2)
2. RUN LOLA RUN
3. ORLANDO
4. THE PROFESSIONAL
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Filmographies
Costume Designer
Catherine Leterrier: Costume Designer
Director of Photography
Thierry Arbogast: Director of Photography
Production Designer
Hughues Tissandier: Production Designer, THE TRANSPORTER (2002)
Review 1:
"...Eyecatching....The technical achievements here are excellent..."
Source: Variety
p.87-8 11/01/1999
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