The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

IMDB Rating: 6.20, 14710 votes

Storyline
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. In his desperate military situation, he welcomes all help and gives the maiden a chance to prove her divine mission. After the successful liberation of Orléans and Reims, the Dauphin can be crowned traditionally in the cathedral of Reims - and does not need her anymore, since his wishes are satisfied. Jeanne d'Arc gets set up in his trap and is imprisoned by the Burgundians. In a trial against her under English law, she can't be forced to tell about her divine visions she has had continuously since childhood. Being condemned of witchcraft and being considered as relapsed heretic, she is sentenced to death. Jeanne d'Arc is burnt alive in the marketplace of Rouen on May 30th, 1431, at only 19 years of age.
Actors
Joan of ArcMilla Jovovich
The ConscienceDustin Hoffman
Yolande D'AragonFaye Dunaway
Charles VIIJohn Malkovich
DunoisTchéky Karyo
Gilles de RaisVincent Cassel
The Duke of AlençonPascal Greggory
La HireRichard Ridings
AulonDesmond Harrington
Pierre CauchonTimothy West
ComradeRab Affleck
Look OutStéphane Algoud
BishopEdwin Apps
English JudgeDavid Bailie

4 Comments

  1. Puck

    Milla was great. The story led me to read up…
    on the story of Joan of Arc. Dustin’s character was strange. Hoffman was a terrible cast, and IMO he is overrated. He alone bumped my score down by at least 1 notch.

  2. prikko

    A little slow and strange at times, but a well done movie

  3. money

    Dark,, depressing and poorly acted. They should have paid me to watch it!!!

  4. Lien

    disturbing imagery mixed with religious allusions. half mad joan of ark.
    this movie was not what i though it would be.
    i thought it would be a nice historical piece with nice
    costumes, some fight scenes, etc.
    instead, there is more violence than expected,
    and a half crazed joan of ark that really seems like
    she needs some prozac. milla jojovitch did not convince
    me that she could win the hearts and loyalty of that army.
    she just seemed delusional, irrational, stubborn and
    half mad through the entire film. what was most disturbing
    was all the religious imagery and the question of whether
    joan was fighting for the glory of france and the will of
    god, or for the glory of herself.

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