Mystic, maiden, martyr - whatever you choose to call her, it is difficult to dispute that Joan of Arc led a remarkably accomplished life for a peasant girl who never went to school... and never saw her 20th birthday. It all began in 1429, when a teenage girl from a remote village in France stood before the world and announced she would defeat the worlds greatest army and liberate her country.
In Antonioni's La Signora Senza Camelie, an Italian film producer casts a beautiful but limited actress in the role of Joan of Arc. Her inability to convey the character's strength and depth is blamed for the film's failure, and her career is ruined. Funny, that. For The Message, a French director (Besson) cast a beautiful but limited actress (his model wife Jovovich) in the same role. And guess what ...? Not even Besson's magnificent visual flair couldn't conceal Jovovich's inadequacy as medieval France's cross-dressing warrior sister. Sadly, thier marraige proved equally unsuccessful. Jovovich sued for divorce a few months after filming.
The Messenger - Just Short Of Great
The thing about Joan Of Arc is that while it is a beautiful and enjoyable film, packed with visual flair and wonderful characters, it just falls short of being a masterpiece due to some horrible contradictions in Joan's character.
Whilst occassionaly presenting her as a religious lunatic, Joan on the battlefield is holier-than-thou, never once swinging a sword; prefering to carry her banner into battle.
I suspected as the film was tumbling along that this had much to do with the director, Frenchman Luc Besson, who no doubt would have been sympathetic in his portrayal of a French national hero.
But that said, Joan Of Arc is a fine film, and if you can overlook its fla...
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