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Joan of Arc at the Stake | Year: 1954 Directed: - Roberto Rossellini Rossellini's Best but So Far Most Obscure Film West Coast Editor, Film Journal International Enthusiasm has got the better hold of me. I cannot believe that this stark, formally brave, one-of-a-kind film directed by Roberto Rossellini, his next-to-last feature starring then-wife Ingrid Bergman, will find its way onto home video. Here, Rossellini insists on a completely inward performance from Bergman. The setting is deliberately theatrical, Bergman is seldom seen closely, and in fact much of the time what we see of her is a ghostly superimposition. There may never have been a less fleshly performance in the history of cinema, and yet Bergman's passion is tremendous, and she overcomes obstacles that would seem to prevent communication with us, as Joan fled imprisonment and the shackles of this world to unite with God. While I love the film versions of Joan of Arc directed by Carl Dreyer, Robert Bresson, and Jacques Rivette (the complete five-hour-plus version), this one is my favorite. If I were to select the ten best films ever made, this film, translated as "Joan at the Stake," would be one of them. Rossellini's Joan of Arc I haven't seen Rossellini's Joan of Arc but have wanted to very much--I think, however, that the other reviewers are referring not to this film but to Victor Fleming's 1948 version, also starring Ingrid Bergman. That is a more conventional, Hollywood production; Rossellini's is said to be a rather austere film of a stage production of Honegger's oratorio, made when Bergman was still Rossellini's wife. I AM a teenager who loves classics, and this is MY FAVORITE! I enjoy good movies by good actors. It is somewhat of a hobby. I was a little boy the last time I saw this movie, and I would do just about anything to see it again!!! Ingrid Bergeman made a SPECTACULAR performance in this EPIC ADVENTURE that people of all ages should see. If you are interested in the type of acting and performing that is superior to "modern Hollywood," then you need to see Ingrid at her best! I would put in a plea to the producers to re-release this film to a deserving audience! Buy Joan Of Arc At The Stake at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Joan Of Arc At The Stake Search with the Priority Search Engine on Joan Of Arc At The Stake This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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