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THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC featuring Lori Goldston
The story of Joan of Arc is one of the most iconic ones in human history: a 15th-century peasant girl receiving divine inspiration, influencing the French aristocracy, dressing as a man to avoid detection, leading and inspiring victorious troops in battle, then being captured by the English, tried, burned at the stake at age 19, and canonized centuries later.
But Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer, one of the masters of the silent era, wanted to capture the intense will and suffering of such a singular person. So he pared down his story to Joan's inquisition, trial, and execution at the hands of the English. With radically expressive performances, cinematography, and editing, along with exhaustively researched costuming and a meticulously off-kilter set, Dreyer created a work of art as powerful and mysterious as any film ever made.
Actress Renee Falconetti's performance as Joan is regarded as one of the best ever. Falconetti - a stage actress in her second of two film roles - often performed dozens of takes to capture exactly the right gesture or look. But there's also an almost mystical element: Dreyer recognized something unique in the nature of her face, and set out to capture it. By stripping away action and stability, and using radical close-ups and editing, Dreyer evokes the tumultuous inner state of his characters - their conviction, fear, and sickness - in almost uncomfortable depth.
The saga of the film itself is also one of cinema's most iconic stories. Soon after its celebrated 1928 premiere, the film's original negative was lost in a fire. Dreyer quickly re-edited a second version using unused takes, which was also subsequently destroyed. Various incomplete and heavily altered versions circulated until 1981, when an intact print of the first version was found at a Norwegian mental hospital, virtually unused. Thanks to this miraculous finding, Dreyer's original version was restored and circulates today.
In a first for Shotgun Cinema, the film will be projected on 16mm, using a vintage Eastman 25 projector restored by Travis Bird under the supervision of Full Aperture Systems.
We are proud to present Lori Goldston in accompaniment of the film, performing her original score for solo cello. Based in Seattle, Goldston has worked with an astonishingly broad array of musicians (Earth, Nirvana, Mirah, David Byrne, Cat Power, and many others) and filmmakers, forging a completely unique career that combines her powerful and flexible musicianship with a keen sense of independence and a focus on "de-training."
Further info: http://shotguncinema.org/screenings/the-passion-of-joan-of-arc
http://lorigoldston.com/
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LocationMarigny Opera House (View)
725 St. Ferdinand Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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