Tonight at 22.30 In the Nursery with live accompaniment for “The Passion of Joan of Arc”

Dreyer’s retelling of the trial and martyrdom of Joan of Arc remains one of the most immediate—and startlingly intimate—works of cinema ever produced. Based upon a meticulous study of the transcripts from Joan’s trial for heresy in 1431, Dreyer’s approach eschewed the grand-scale… Dreyer’s retelling of the trial and martyrdom of Joan of Arc remains one of the most immediate—and startlingly intimate—works of cinema ever produced. Based upon a meticulous study of the transcripts from Joan’s trial for heresy in 1431, Dreyer’s approach eschewed the grand-scale typical of the epic silent productions of his contemporaries in favour of a stark, angular cinematography filmed almost entirely in close-ups. The result is a stunning, emotional film, carried by French actress Falconetti’s inspired, haunting performance, which remains unparalleled to this day.