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Summary: Good Movie, but it's been done.
Review: This new version of the been done subject of Joan of Arc is not bad in its own right. LeeLee plays a good Joan and the supporting cast are terrific. This movie is very engrossing and interesting. The music isn't great and the special features leave much to be desired, and the cutouts to go to commercial (it was a miniseries) are negatives. I do recommend the movie The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc instead. If you already have it, this will make a great addition and you can compare the two! All in all a good movie. NOTE= the Messenger has a lot of gore and violence where Joan of Arc has very little.
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Summary: Peter O'Toole is great!
Review: I'm really giving this movie 5 stars thanks to Peter O'Toole's brilliant acting but really the whole movie is actually very good. Far better than that abomination, "The Messenger." The production value is pretty low for a feature film but since this movie was made for TV it's incredibly good. The locations and costumes they got are amazing. The only bad part about the movie is the stiff actress that played Joan. She didn't look the part and she didn't play it very well either. But Peter O'Toole makes up for her. He steals every scene he's in. If you're interested in Joan of Arc watch this movie instead of "The Messenger."
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Summary: Far better than the other Joan of Arc movie!
Review: The other Joan of Arc movie with Milla Jovavich is not the one to watch - this one is! One of my favorite movies. Very moving.
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Summary: True to History, True to Heart
Review: A truly fascintating and entertaining depiction of the true-story of the girl warrior, Joan D'Arc or Joan of Arc.
The title character is played by a masterful performance of Leelee Sobieski.
While the movie does stray in a few parts from the true-story, the end result is nevertheless astounding. The film shows the emotions of the character as the likely occured. All of the performances, including cameos, and astounding.
An emotional film, and one that deserves to be treasured for generations.
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Summary: A great movie to understand what happened
Review: It is a very good historical movie about the sad story of a martyr. The performance of Leelee Sobieski is great ; once again she demonstrates a real talent. Along with it, what I like most is the good depiction of the historical characters and their relationships; there is a great human touch in this movie. It focuses less on warfare and gore, and more on psychology and history (even though the depiction of the battle at Les Tourettes is highly realistic). Among others, the movie shows how France was built from a variety of different regions. The costumes, especially on the french side, are rich and beautiful. The story unfolds in a clear, logical way; the trap in Compiegne is clearly presented. The most interesting dialogue is the one between Joan and the King of France, when she tells him that he should save Compiegne, but he says he has no more budget for that and all his large cities are overrun by the plague. Finally, when the game was over, the English wanted Joan more than the French, got her, had her tried by the local clergymen and burnt. It is astounding to see that Joan never believed she would actually burn when placed on the pyre, because she tought that God would protect her. So there is a terrible and very moving scene when one of the clerymen burns her hand a little to show her what will really happen to her. To summarize it up : it is a superb movie for historians, however I did not give it a 5-star, because the story is a sad one, and the movie would have benefitted from a little bit more glamour sometimes.
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Summary: So much better than the others out there.
Review: Watched this this weekend and was very impressed with this TV version of Joan D'Arc. So much better acting and storywise than that horrid film that came out the same year! I can't understand why Mila continues to act that movie was disgraceful!
Anyway a much more convincing performance by all in this TV movie and it impressed me that a TV miniseries could totally capture this tale without going overboard or trivializing the story.
A good show you should check it out....
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Summary: Very charming and inspirational
Review: I have watched this miniseries in several formats (original broadcast, heavily edited VHS, and DVD with all the aired scenes restored), and it's one of the best I've ever seen! From her life as a child in the village of Domremy to her death on the stake in Rouen at the age of 19, Joan D'Arc as portrayed by Leelee Sobieski is absolutely riveting! Although the miniseries does take some liberties with regard to the actual life of St. Joan, and while Leelee's Joan may not be as "gritty" as some would think that Joan really was, I found this to be one of the more honest portrayals of her life that I've seen since Ingrid Bergman's Joan D'Arc.I also have to give a nod here to an awesome supporting cast. Neil Patrick Harris is no longer "that kid from Doogie Howser" to me--he IS King Charles of France. Powers Boothe and Jacqueline Bissett as Joan's parents--simply stunning! Peter O'Toole as Bishop Cauchon--can the man get any MORE magnificent than he already is?? Chad Willett as Jean DeMetz was very good, and Peter Strauss as LaHire was great! I loved Olympia Dukakis and Shirley MacLaine as Mother Babette and Madame de Beaurevoir, and Maximilian Schell's role of Brother Le Maitre is the most devious character I've seen him play since Dr. Hans Reinhardt in The Black Hole. All in all, Joan of Arc is a good miniseries. Even the fact that there are virtually no extras on the DVD can't detract from a solid, charming, and ultimately inspirational story.
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Summary: Joan of Arc is 5 Stars!!
Review: I saw this movie in Blockbuster, and the cover caught my eye. I got it, and it was a wonderful wonderful wonderful movie!!! Even though it is sad at the end (Joan is burned at the stake), it wonderful to watch. The cast did a wonderful job; Leelee Sobieski was perfect for Joan. She was beautiful and innocent, yet strong, brave, and determined. If you ever need a movie to watch, watch this one!!!...
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Summary: SAINT Joan
Review: let's not forget the woman was a SAINT, something which the Messenger seems to totally obscure. The biography presented in this wonderful TV Movie (I saw it on local TV this year)is pleasantly faithful to what I feel is the "bible" of saint biographies - Butler's Lives of the Saints. Leelee Sobieski, Neil Patrick Harris and Peter O'Toole give stunningly magnificent performances. This movie, however, was much more forgiving to O'Toole's character Cauchon that Butler's biography of Saint Joan ever was. The movie presents Cauchon as a man with good intentions but clouded judgement. Butler presents him as an evil manipulator who sacrificed Joan merely to have the English help him attain the rank of Cardinal. He is even quoted by Alban Butler as saying, "We'll get her next time." once.
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Summary: The best
Review: There is no better movie today that you can buy. Leelee Sobielski plays a convincing Joan, and the cast around her does the best job possible. Very accurate, precise, while still having a captivating flare. Even though you know how it will end, it still makes you bite your nails off getting there.
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