DVD Review Carl Theodor Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc DVD Review Carl Theodor Dreyer La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc DVD Review Carl Theodor Dreyer La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc The P

(aka "La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc" )

France 1928

With its stunning camerawork and striking compositions, Carl Th. Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc convinced the world that movies could be art. Renée Falconetti gives one of the greatest performances ever recorded on film, as the young maiden who died for God and France. Long thought to have been lost to fire, the original version was miraculously found in perfect condition in 1981—in a Norwegian mental institution.

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Theatrical Release: 21 April 1928

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DVD Comparison:

Criterion Collection - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Sky Cinema (Korea) - Region 0 - NTSC

Big thanks to Peter Ax for the Sky Cinema Captures

(Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Sky Cinema- Region 0 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Criterion Collection Region 0 - NTSC	Sky Cinema (Korea) Region 0 - NTSC
Runtime	1:22:19	1:22:02
Video	1.33 : 1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: ? mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.33 : 1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.89 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes
Bitrate: Criterion .	Cannot Obtain
Bitrate: Sky Cinema
Audio	English (Silent) (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)	Silent (Dolby Digital 1.0), Music (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles	English, Spanish, and none	Korean, English, and none
Features	Release Information: Studio: Criterion Collection Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Commentary by Casper Tybjerg, Dreyer scholar from the University of Copenhagen • Production notes • The film is accompanied by Richard Einhorn's *Voices of Light, an original orchestral work inspired by the film and performed by renowned choral ensemble Anonymous 4, the Nederlands Radio Choir and the Nederlands Radio Philharmonic • Notes on Voices of Light*, including interviews, essays, photographs and medieval texts used for the libretto • Interactive essay on the film's production and the life and trial of Joan of Arc • Multimedia history of the film's many versions • Restoration demonstration & extensive production design archive DVD Release Date: November 9, 1999 Keep Case Chapters 23	Release Information: Studio: Sky Cinema (Korea) Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen - 1.33 : 1 Edition Details: • Carl Theodor Dreyer Filmography • Notes on the Film (in Korean) DVD Release Date: 2004-02-17 Keep Case Chapters 23

Comments:

I'd say chances are about 95% that the Korean is legit. I had a conversation with 2 different people from Criterion regarding the Korean ports about a year ago. At first they acted like they didn't know what I was referring to, but they finally relented and admitted that they did indeed license some supplements to some Korean companies. They don't like the fact publicized since the Korean ports in many cases are significantly less money and often Region 0 (i.e. Notorious). I can't speak for this particular title, but I have confirmed that The Seventh Seal, Notorious, Rebecca, and The Magic Flute are all legit.

Jeff Adkins

All of our evidence suggest that the Korean Sky Cinema DVD is possibly a BOOTLEG of the Criterion - the time difference is the exact amount for the Criterion logo, damage marks are exact, subtitles are exact and slightly brightened - unless Sky Cinema has the NTSC license for this (given them by Criterion... it is a possibility as stated above) then they have simply ported the Criterion DVD - a good job , but they choose not to get all the Criterion wonderful Extras. DVDBeaver does not support the illegal obtaining of copy written material for the purpose of resale. We will immediately inform Criterion. If we ever come to a conclusion, we will post it here. Right now we are suspicious.

- Gary W. Tooze

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