Joan the Maiden

Joan the Maid is a 1994 French historical film directed by Jacques Rivette. Chronicling the life of Joan of Arc from the French perspective, it was released in two parts: Joan the Maid, Part 1: The Battles and Joan the Maid, Part 2: The Prisons. Cast Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) Édith Scob as Jeanne de Béthune Tatiana Moukhine as Isabelle Romée Jean-Marie Richier as Durand Laxart Baptiste Roussillon as Baudricourt Jean-Luc Petit as Henri Le Royer Bernadette Giraud as Catherine Le Royer Jean-Claude Jay as Jacques Alain Olivier Cruveiller as Jean de Metz Benjamin Rataud as Bertrand de Poulengy André Marcon as Charles, Dauphin of France Jean-Louis Richard as La Trémoille Marcel Bozonnet as Regnault de Chartres Patrick Le Mauff as Jean Bâtard d'Orléans Didier Sauvegrain as Raoul de Gaucourt Jean-Pierre Lorit as Jean d'Alençon Bruno Wolkowitch as Gilles de Laval Hélène de Fougerolles as Jeanne de Bar Releases In the original version, Jeanne la pucelle I: Les batailles ran for 160 minutes, and Jeanne la pucelle II: Les prisons for 176 minutes, totalling 336 minutes. American DVD releases removed significant portions; Joan the Maid: The Battles ran for 110 minutes, and Joan the Maid: The Prisons for 116 minutes, totalling 226 minutes.