Piedmont Opera continues its community partnership with a/perture cinema with a screening of 'Joan of Arc' at a/perture cinema. The screening will begin with a short preview discussion by Artistic Director James Allbritten.

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Run Time: 145 min. Release Year: 1948

Starring: Francis L. Sullivan, Ingrid Bergman, J. Carrol Naish, Shepperd Strudwick, Ward Bond

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God’s Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army, and conquers Orleans.

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“Joan of Arc [from the play, Joan of Lorraine, by Maxwell Anderson] is a big picture in every respect. It has size, color, pageantry, a bold, historic bas-relief. It has authority, conviction, an appeal to faith and a dedication to a cause that leaves little wanting. And then, of course, Joan of Arc has Ingrid Bergman and a dream supporting cast.” ~ Variety

 

​Opera collides with Film on October 15th at 6:00 PM

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