This Joan of Arc (1999) by Luc Besson boasts a good cast with Milla Jovovich , Tchéky Karyo as Dunois , John Malkovich as Charles VII , Vincent Cassell as Gilles de Rais , Faye Dunaway , Dustin Hoffman , Pascal Greggory and Toby Jones . The movie is set in ¨Hundred years' war¨ developed from1337 to 1453 (downfall date of Constantinople invaded by Turks). The historical deeds are the following ones : Henry V vanquishes Charles VI in Agincourt (1415) that was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War . The battle occurred on Friday , 25 October 1415 and Henry V takes over Normandy . Charles VI of France signs ¨Troyes treatise¨ in which Henry V is wedded Charles's daughter . In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. Later on , Henry VI of England proclaims himself king of France but then Joan of Arc , a peasant girl hears saints' voices telling her to help Dauphin Charles claim the French throne and drive out the English . Being nineteen years old , proclaims in Bourges to Charles VII as king , after being crowned in Reims . Charles persuades Joan to proclaim herself the legendary Maid of Lorraine and raise an army to battle the Brits . Joan of Arc acting as a divine mission defeats the English army in Orleans . But she's captured by the Borgoneses and put on trial for sorcery and heresy ; being subsequently sold and handed over the English authorities and they fire her for heretic and witch in Rouen. A legend !. A saint !. She died at 19. 500 years later her legend lives on!
Earnest and overlong runtime biopic , approx three hours , but is neither boring , nor dull , but entertaining . The film leans heavily on gory battles and the spectacular scenarios are very well designed , there are thousands of extras and the struggles are breathtaking . The ending trial in which she's condemned is very interesting and the sentence at the burning pole is overwhelming and exciting . Milla Jovovich , who was 23 when shooting , gives a stilted dialogue , providing pop-eyed , excessive and semi-intelligible interpretation , overacting at times , along with John Malkovich as Charles VII , the king who betrayed her . Furthermore , Timothy West as the cunning Bishop is excellent as well as the mysterious role finely played by Dustin Hoffman as her Conscience with whom Joan has thought-provoking conversations , bringing-up questions in her mind whether she was actually divinely inspired or merely a set-up . The support cast is satisfying , such as : Desmond Harrington , Vincent Regan , Pascal Greggory , Jacques Herlin , Tchéky Karyo , Gina McKee , Richard Ridings, among others . The motion picture was well directed by successful producer/writer/filmmaker Luc Besson . The yarn will appeal to historic event buffs . Rating : 6.5/10 . Worth viewing this breathtaking historical picture .
Other films about this historic character are the following ones : ; Saint Joan (1957) by Otto Preminger with Jean Seberg , Richard Widmark , Richard Todd and John Gielgud ; The trial of Joan of Arc (1962) by Robert Bresson with Florence Delay ; Joan of Arc (1954) by Roberto Rosselini with Ingrid Bergman ; Joan of Arc by Victor Fleming (1948) with Ingrid Berman , J Carrol Naish , War Bond and Jose Ferrer as Charles VII . And a mini-series Joan of Arc (1999) by Christian Dugay with Leelee Sobieski, Jacqueline Bisset , Powers Boothe , Olimpia Dukakis and Peter Strauss. Furthermore , silent adaptation such as the classical La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) by Carl Theodor Dreyer with Maria Falconetti and Joan The woman (1916) by Cecil B DeMille.
Earnest and overlong runtime biopic , approx three hours , but is neither boring , nor dull , but entertaining . The film leans heavily on gory battles and the spectacular scenarios are very well designed , there are thousands of extras and the struggles are breathtaking . The ending trial in which she's condemned is very interesting and the sentence at the burning pole is overwhelming and exciting . Milla Jovovich , who was 23 when shooting , gives a stilted dialogue , providing pop-eyed , excessive and semi-intelligible interpretation , overacting at times , along with John Malkovich as Charles VII , the king who betrayed her . Furthermore , Timothy West as the cunning Bishop is excellent as well as the mysterious role finely played by Dustin Hoffman as her Conscience with whom Joan has thought-provoking conversations , bringing-up questions in her mind whether she was actually divinely inspired or merely a set-up . The support cast is satisfying , such as : Desmond Harrington , Vincent Regan , Pascal Greggory , Jacques Herlin , Tchéky Karyo , Gina McKee , Richard Ridings, among others . The motion picture was well directed by successful producer/writer/filmmaker Luc Besson . The yarn will appeal to historic event buffs . Rating : 6.5/10 . Worth viewing this breathtaking historical picture .
Other films about this historic character are the following ones : ; Saint Joan (1957) by Otto Preminger with Jean Seberg , Richard Widmark , Richard Todd and John Gielgud ; The trial of Joan of Arc (1962) by Robert Bresson with Florence Delay ; Joan of Arc (1954) by Roberto Rosselini with Ingrid Bergman ; Joan of Arc by Victor Fleming (1948) with Ingrid Berman , J Carrol Naish , War Bond and Jose Ferrer as Charles VII . And a mini-series Joan of Arc (1999) by Christian Dugay with Leelee Sobieski, Jacqueline Bisset , Powers Boothe , Olimpia Dukakis and Peter Strauss. Furthermore , silent adaptation such as the classical La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) by Carl Theodor Dreyer with Maria Falconetti and Joan The woman (1916) by Cecil B DeMille.