When I saw "The Passion of Joan of Arc," my watching conditions weren't ideal (Criterion Channel, laptop screen, hospital). I didn't have the emotional epiphany that many people talk about. I'll probably revisit it some day.
One thing I do remember vividly (apart from Maria Falconetti's face, obviously): When Antonin Artaud's name came up in the opening credits, I realized I had no idea what the guy looked like. But the moment he appeared on the screen, I knew without the slightest doubt that *this* was the kind of man who would write "Manifesto of the Theater of Cruelty."
When I saw "The Passion of Joan of Arc," my watching conditions weren't ideal (Criterion Channel, laptop screen, hospital). I didn't have the emotional epiphany that many people talk about. I'll probably revisit it some day.
One thing I do remember vividly (apart from Maria Falconetti's face, obviously): When Antonin Artaud's name came up in the opening credits, I realized I had no idea what the guy looked like. But the moment he appeared on the screen, I knew without the slightest doubt that *this* was the kind of man who would write "Manifesto of the Theater of Cruelty."
Absolutely, and I'm sure Peter Brook must have had him in mind with his Marat/Sade: https://reidsonfilm.substack.com/p/maratsade
> Accused of being sent by the Devil, Joan makes the same accusation of her judges.
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