62 - The Passion of Joan of Arc

[captainofbeef]

- Gorgeous new transfer of the original version, with digital restoration
- Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light: A choral and orchestral work performed by vocal group Anonymous 4 soloist Susan Narucki and the Radio Netherlands Philharmonic and Choir
- Audio essay by Casper Tybjerg, a Dreyer scholar from the University of Copenhagen
- An extensive production design archive
- A history of Passion’s many versions, with clips
- Audio interview excerpts with the star’s daughter, Hélène Falconetti
- An essay by Richard Einhorn on Joan of Arc and Voices of Light, plus a video essay on the music’s production
- Voices of Light libretto booklet, including the medieval texts used in Einhorn’s composition

[criterionmaster]

This is one of the best films of all-time and smokes every other silent film I have seen. So powerful even more powerful when played with the music. Falconetti's performance is stunning. Everyone needs to see this as soon as possible.