Joan of Arc is a 1999 two-part televisionminiseries about the 15th century CatholicSaint of the same name. The film stars Leelee Sobieski as the lead. Unlike most film versions of the story, Pierre Cauchon, portrayed in this miniseries by Peter O'Toole, is here depicted as a stern but sympathetic character and Joan's personal confessor, instead of the cruel and pro-English manipulator described in the historical documents, and which we see in most versions of the story. In the miniseries, although he presides over her trial, he tries all he can to prevent her from saying anything that may condemn her to the stake, and finally breaks down weeping after she is sentenced. Christian Duguay Christian Duguay (born January 3 1970) is an American comic actor. ... Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983[1]) is an American actress. ... Peter OToole (center) with Roger Ebert (left) and Jason Patric (right) at the 2004 Savannah Film Festival Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932) is a British-born film and stage actor of Irish descent. ... Jacqueline Bisset (13 September 1944) is a British actress, born Winifred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset in Weybridge, Surrey, England to Max Fraser- Bisset, a General Practitioner of Scottish descent, and the former Arlette Alexander, a French-born attorney. ... Powers Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his 1980 Emmy-winning portrayal of Jim Jones. ... Maury Chaykin (born July 27, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Canadian actor. ... Olympia Dukakis (born June 20, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American actress. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... A saint is a term to refer to someone who is a holy person. ... Leelee Sobieski (born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski on June 10, 1983[1]) is an American actress. ... Pierre Cauchon (d. ... Peter OToole (center) with Roger Ebert (left) and Jason Patric (right) at the 2004 Savannah Film Festival Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932) is a British-born film and stage actor of Irish descent. ...
Joan of Arc: France does not belong to you, Charles.
To summarize my own thoughts on the film, I feel that the script doesn't know what story it's trying to tell, and Besson and Jovovich seem to have no sense at all for the complexities of Joan's story, as it has come down to us.
Everything else you see in the film (art direction, costume design, soundtrack, special effects, even the look of every single supporting and bit player, etc. etc.) is as cliche and unimaginative as the screenplay and acting.
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