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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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Tuesday June 30, 2009 (8pm)
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$8 w/ $10 food or drink minimum
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Reservations are recommended.
Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 opus of close-ups, The Passion of Joan of Arc was meant to be witnessed in a sort of monastic silence — after all, as the legendary embodiment of the French martyr, Renée Falconetti's expressive, unmade face alone cued a litany of emotions. But as one of cinema's forever-ever titles, Passion has, over time, been subject to musical embroidering. Dylan may have had Falconetti's sad-eyed visage in mind when he penned, "the peasants call her the Goddess of Gloom," and many others have articulated her heavy-duty faith through clefs, from Cat Power's acoustic accompaniments to Richard Einhorn's oratorio. Tonight, cellist Lori Goldston presents her lovely accompaniment to the film, balancing the medieval and liturgical aspects with improvised spells.
