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1954 Italian film

Joan of Arc at the Stake

Directed by	Roberto Rossellini
Written by	Roberto Rossellini
Produced by	Giorgio Criscuolo Franco Francese
Starring	Ingrid Bergman Tullio Carminati
Cinematography	Gábor Pogány
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Music by	Arthur Honegger
Release date	20 December 1954 (1954-12-20)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Joan of Arc at the Stake (Italian: Giovanna d'Arco al rogo) is a 1954 Italian film directed by Roberto Rossellini and starring his wife Ingrid Bergman, which is based on a live performance in December 1953 at the San Carlo Theatre in Naples of the oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher by Paul Claudel and Arthur Honegger. It was filmed using a color process called Gevacolor.

Bergman had previously portrayed Joan of Arc in a 1948 American film.

Plot

The film takes place mostly in a surrealistic fantasy around the time of the execution of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc, played by Ingrid Bergman, is being burned alive for heresy. In a kind of dream state, she departs from her body and looks back upon her life. She begins this journey depressed and demoralized. However, a priest appears to help guide her. First, he shows her those who accused her in the guise of animal characters, in order to show her their true nature. Then, he shows her the good that she has performed for people. In the end, she is proud of what she has done and is ready to face the flames.

Reception

Like most Bergman and Rossellini collaborations, it did not perform well at the box office.

References

"Joan Arc". 30 May 2023.

External links

Joan of Arc at the Stake at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Roberto Rossellini
La Vispa Teresa (1939) The White Ship (1941) A Pilot Returns (1942) The Man with a Cross (1943) Rome, Open City (1945) Desire (1946) Paisan (1946) L'Amore (1948) Germany, Year Zero (1948) Stromboli (1950) The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) The Seven Deadly Sins (segment: "Envie, L'Envy", 1952) The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952) Europe '51 (1952) We, the Women (segment: "Ingrid Bergman", 1953) Mid-Century Loves (segment: "Napoli 1943", 1954) Where Is Freedom? (1954) Journey to Italy (1954) Fear (1954) Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (1954) India: Matri Bhumi (1959) General Della Rovere (1959) Escape by Night (1960) Garibaldi (1961) Vanina Vanini (1961) Anima nera (1962) Ro.Go.Pa.G. (segment: "Illibatezza", 1963) The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966) Socrates (1971) Blaise Pascal (1971) Agostino d'Ippona (1972) L'età di Cosimo de' Medici (1973) Cartesius (1973) Anno uno (1974) The Messiah (1975)

Films directed by Roberto Rossellini

La Vispa Teresa (1939)
The White Ship (1941)
A Pilot Returns (1942)
The Man with a Cross (1943)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Desire (1946)
Paisan (1946)
L'Amore (1948)
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
Stromboli (1950)
The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
The Seven Deadly Sins (segment: "Envie, L'Envy", 1952)
The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952)
Europe '51 (1952)
We, the Women (segment: "Ingrid Bergman", 1953)
Mid-Century Loves (segment: "Napoli 1943", 1954)
Where Is Freedom? (1954)
Journey to Italy (1954)
Fear (1954)
Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (1954)
India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
General Della Rovere (1959)
Escape by Night (1960)
Garibaldi (1961)
Vanina Vanini (1961)
Anima nera (1962)
Ro.Go.Pa.G. (segment: "Illibatezza", 1963)
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
Socrates (1971)
Blaise Pascal (1971)
Agostino d'Ippona (1972)
L'età di Cosimo de' Medici (1973)
Cartesius (1973)
Anno uno (1974)
The Messiah (1975)

Joan of Arc

Life and background

Family and
contemporaries

Cultural depictions

Poetry	The Tale of Joan of Arc (1429) Joan of Arc (1796)
Paintings	Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance (1863) Joan of Arc (1879)
Statues	Jeanne d'Arc (Frémiet) New York City Paris Portland, Oregon Washington, D.C. Jeanne au Sacre
Plays	The Maid of Orleans (1801) Saint Joan (1923) The Lark (1952) The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431 (1952) I, Joan (2022)
Films	Joan of Arc (1900) Joan the Woman (1916) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Saint Joan the Maid (1929) Joan of Arc (1935) Joan of Arc (1948) Daughters of Destiny (1954) Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954) Saint Joan (1957) The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962) Joan the Maid (1994) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) The Silence of Joan (2011) Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (2017) Joan of Arc (2019)
Television	Saint Joan (1967) Joan of Arc (1999 miniseries)
Operas	Giovanna d'Arco (1845) The Maid of Orleans (1881) Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna (written 1943) The Triumph of St. Joan (1950) The Survival of St. Joan (1970) Das Mädchen aus Domrémy (1976)

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