The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Carl Dreyer) Silent Film Screening with LIVE original score composed & performed by Beautiful Losers and Friends

Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling the trial of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to her execution, Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer depicts her torment with startling immediacy, employing an array of techniques—expressionistic lighting, interconnected sets, painfully intimate close-ups—to immerse viewers in her subjective experience. Anchoring Dreyer’s audacious formal experimentation is a legendary performance by Renée Falconetti, whose haunted face channels both the agony and the ecstasy of martyrdom.

This screening will be accompanied by an original score performed live alongside the movie. Though the film was never intended to be played with music, several scores have been composed over the years. Led by BEAUTIFUL LOSERS, a collective of Syracuse musicians have developed a score that will reflect the poignance of the movie’s themes through the eyes of today.

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