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FRENCH FILM, “PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC,” ' ~ WILL BE PRESENTED BY DRAMATIC COUNCILWhat was judged by the National Board of Review to be one of the four greatest films of all time, “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” a French film dealing with the trial and execution of the saint, will be presented in the Assembly Hall on the evening of November 14, by the Dramatic Council.French TechniqueTechnique that is entirely different from that seen In American films— and also unlike that In German films —will be the outstanding feature of this production. Starting with Joan’s trial in the ecclesiastical court, and being confined to this and the burning, this picture is one of unalloyed seriousness. Carl Dreyer, director for the Societe Generale des Films, has put no relief in it, from the indictment to the last harrowing scene. There are no clever captions; there are no half-comic characters. It is a detailed account of the last six hours of Joan’s life, portrayed almost entirely by the close-up technique. Interesting also,I ——»^——■———^ ■ * i ■ ■ —~ —■■■ ■will be the frequent use of fantastic angles in both close-ups and distant scenes. Ninety per cent of the film is taken from queer positions which emphasize the psychological effect of things on the Maid. A bishop which appears to be all chin, a judge who is all ear, a soldier who is all nose— all of these weird impressions are brought about by the peculiar French technique.Falconetti Plays JoanMile. Falconetti, a member of the Com6die Franqaise, plays the part of Joan in this picture which was suppressed in England and a few months later selected as one of the four greatest pictures ever made; and Mons. Sylvain, also a member of the Com6die, will be seen in the part of j the Bishop of Beauvais.Tickets for “The Passion of Joan of Arc” will go on sale next Monday at 1 o’clock in front of the Women’s Clubhouse for seventy-five cents; they will also be available at Sherman and Clay Co., in Palo Alto, and at the A.S.S.U. office.
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Stanford Daily
Stanford, California, US
Tue, Nov 05, 1929
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