One of the most emotional film experiences of any era, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc is a miracle of the cinema, an enigmatic and profoundly moving work that merges the worlds of the viewer and of saintly Joan herself into one shared experience of hushed delirium.

Dreyer’s film charts the final days of Joan of Arc as she undergoes the debasement that accompanies her trial for charges of heresy – through her imprisonment and execution at the stake.

The portrayal of Joan by Renée Maria Falconetti is frequently heralded as the all-time finest performance in the history of film, and Dreyer’s unusual and virtuosic method, in seeming to render the very soul of his actress, vaulted the director decisively into the ranks of the art form’s supreme geniuses. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present The Passion of Joan of Arc in its worldwide Blu-ray première, in an exclusive new restoration, presented in both 20fps and 24fps playback speeds, and featuring Dreyer’s own original Danish-language intertitles.

SPECIAL FEATURES

SPECIAL EDITION O-CARD (SOLD OUT)
Exclusively restored high-definition master presented in the film's original aspect ratio, in 1080p on the Blu-ray
Presented in both 20fps and 24fps playback speeds
Optional audio tracks: a piano score performed by Japanese silent film composer Mie Yanashita (for the 20fps option); and a radical new accompaniment by Loren Connors (for the 24fps version)
Optional English subtitles for Dreyer's original Danish intertitles
The complete Lo Duca version of the film, featuring an alternate edit and soundtrack, that circulated in France and around the world for decades before the rediscovery of Dreyer's directors cut
Video demonstration of the restoration
A collector's booklet featuring writing on the film, alongside rare archival production imagery

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Waxworks (Das Wachsfigurenkabinett) (Limited Edition, Region Free) w/SLIP

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The Passion of Joan of Arc (Region B)

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