Films

The Passion of Joan of Arc : Torture Devices

The judges take Joan (Renée Jeanne Falconetti) to view the torture chamber, hoping to intimidate her into a confession. She faints, but does not confess or recant her story.

Citation

Contributor(s)

Film Language

acting, close-up, crescendo, extreme close-up, high angle, intertitles, low angle, low-key lighting, montage, music, nondiegetic, pan, performance, point-of-view shot, reaction shot, rhythmic editing, set, shot/reverse shot, symphonic underscore

Diversity in Media Representation

"Torture Devices" in The Passion of Joan of Arc. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Société générale des films, 1928, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=1427

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Sophia Blaha

Share on Facebook