Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1999)
Director: Luc Besson
Tagline: « I fear nothing, for God is with me. »
Actors:
Comrade
Look Out
Bishop
English Judge
English Judge
Rating:  vote average (73’413 votes)
Quotes: [In questioning Joan regarding all the gifts that King Charles VII bestowed upon her] « Priest: What about all these dresses you were given? Silk dresses, weren't they? » « Joan of Arc: Yes, I was given a few, but I never had time to wear them. » « Priest: Still… pretty wealthy for a peasant girl, wouldn't you say? » « Joan of Arc: You look pretty wealthy to be a servant of God, wouldn't you say? » « Joan of Arc: I've always been faithful to God and I've followed everything He's ever said and I've done everything He's ever asked me to do. » « The Conscience: God asked you to do something? » « Joan of Arc: Yes. Yes, lots of things. » « The Conscience: You mean God said, "I need you, Jeanne." » « Joan of Arc: No. But He sent me signs. » « The Conscience: Signs? What signs? » « Joan of Arc: The wind. The wind. And the clouds, ringing! » « The Conscience: Ringing clouds? » « Joan of Arc: The dance. The dance. The dance. The dance. » « The Conscience: The dance. » « Joan of Arc: The sword! The sword lying in the field. That was a sign. » « The Conscience: No. That was a sword in a field. » « Joan of Arc: No. No, that was a sign! » « The Conscience: No. That was a sword. In a field. » « Joan of Arc: It can't just get there by itself! It can't. A sword just doesn't get there by itself. It can't just get there by itself. » « The Conscience: True. Every event has an infinite number of causes, so why pick one rather than another? There are many ways a sword might find itself in a field. » « Pierre Cauchon: Joan, be careful, you're not helping yourself by refusing to submit to our judgment. » « Joan of Arc: You, who claimed to be my judges, you'll be careful, for you too one day will be judged. »
Runtime:158 minutes
Plots: A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors. 1429. While the war between France and England (the Hundred Years War) appeared settled in 1420, in England’s favour, the death of King Henry V of England reignites it. England occupies large areas of France and appears set to take the whole of it. Into this moment of crisis rides legendary Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who claims to be lead by divine visions. In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world’s greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her mission to reclaim god’s diminished kingdom – through her amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

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