So, for my next project, I have decided to watch all of my movies, every movie I own, in chronological order, and write a little review for each of them.
The oldest movie I own is The Passion of Joan of Arc made in 1928 by Theodor Dreyer, starring Maria Falconetti. It's a French, black and white silent film, with English subtitles.
It's a very passionate film, with intense close-ups that capture the beautiful performance of Maria Falconetti. The miracle of this film, is the fact that the original prints were all destroyed in a fire. Dreyer managed to patch together a version of the film with spare footage. The original version would have been lost, but a copy of the original version was found in a janitor's closet years later.
I highly recommend seeing this movie at least once. It's a powerful film, though not exactly a thrilling watch. It gets a little boring at times, I only watch it every once in a while. But it's well-directed with a stunning performance from Falconetti. It's great to see how far movies have come, and yet, how relevant a ninety-two year old movie can be.
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