Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

2017 [FRENCH]

Drama / History / Musical / War

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 80% · 44 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 1235 1.2K

france musical biography hundred years' war joan of arc 15th century

Plot summary

France, 1425. During the Hundred Years’ War, Jeannette, age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but she is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.

Director

Bruno Dumont Photo
Bruno Dumont

Top cast

Anaïs Rivière Photo
Anaïs Rivière as Saint Michel
Kyliann Maréchal Tellier Photo
Kyliann Maréchal Tellier as Enfant
Malone Leroy Photo
Malone Leroy as Enfant
Régine Delalin Photo
Régine Delalin as Isabeau d'Arc
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
988.63 MB
1120*720
French 2.0
NR
fr  
25 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 1
1.98 GB
1680*1080
French 5.1
NR
fr  
25 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by johnfearly

A reasonable interpretation of the early life of Jeanne (Jehanne( d'Arc

Very much enjoyed "Jeanette" / The Childhood of Joan of Arc. Both actresses playing very young Joan were very good. Right away, though, I need to state that I hope I can be forgiven for thinking that the first very charming actress portraying a younger version of the person, could not be surpassed, or replaced, by "an older version". For the first few minutes after, I mourned for "the loss" of the younger actress, while realizing that people -- including Joan of Arc -- do grow (agrandir, in French) whether or not one wants them to do so, also on celluloid. The actress who ably replaces the younger girl is, like life itself, something that sort of happens. Too, she is very, very good in the follow-up role.This interpretation of Joan, a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, is quite intelligent, mature, thoughtful, and wise. Joan is suitably depicted as emotionally and spiritually mature for her age, quite athletic, and consistently attuned from a very early age to politics. Viewers will have their own opinions about the nuns, the sisters Gervaise. My own thinking is that the singing was in a French manner, projecting some things that are occasionally off-putting / antithetical / heretical? in terms of Christianity. Still, one should be aware that Joan lived c. 1412 to May 30, 1431, and the theology expressed may have been either the "zeitgeist" of the times, or that of the director nowadays. Either way, this is a movie worth seeing for aficionados of Jehanne d'Arc. One final note: When doing a film about Joan of Arc, I truly believe that one had better be French, or be very much immersed in the subject matter That being stated, I still feel sad for Jean Seberg, who play Joan in "Saint Joan". Finally, I very much applaud Bruno Dumont, the director.
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Reviewed by christopher-97335 1 / 10

See the Passion of Joan of Arc instead

One of the worst films I have seen in years. Pretentious, vapid, poorly filmed drivel. For art film masochists only. My assumption is the only reason this ridiculous piece of trash got made was with a French government subsidy. Don't waste your time or money on this one, as I unfortunately did. Believe me, you will leave the theater wishing you could have the last couple of hours of your life back. Music is awful, acting inept, strange attempts at dancing, no visual cohesion, dialogue ludicrous and conceptually the film is a mess, Nothing redeemable, although I thought some of the wandering sheep were more interesting than the humans on screen; at least they seemed to have some purpose in their actions.

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