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Joan of Arc
Directed by Bruno Dumont
WHAT is it about Joan of Arc that instils such passion and obsession?
Hollywood legend Ingrid Bergman, apparently obsessed with “the Maid of Orleans,” played her both on stage and screen twice, while French film-maker Bruno Dumont returns with this, a sequel to Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc – which explored Joan at the age of eight through song and music.
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