The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc) is a 1999 English-language French epic historical drama film directed by Luc Besson and starring Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway and Dustin Hoffman. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original score was composed by Éric Serra . 2h 28m IMDb RATING 6.4 /10 69K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2:28 1 Video 99+ Photos Adventure Biography Drama A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors. Director Luc Besson Writers Andrew Birkin Luc Besson Stars Milla Jovovich John Malkovich Rab Affleck See production info at IMDbPro RENT/BUY from $3.59
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Luc Besson's "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" labors under the misapprehension that Joan's life is a war story and takes place largely on battlefields. In fact, it takes place almost entirely within the consciences of everyone involved. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc - Rotten Tomatoes Saltburn TRAILER 2:27 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc R 1999, History/Drama, 2h 28m 32% Tomatometer 76 Reviews 58% Audience. The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc The year is 1429. France is in political and religious turmoil as members of the royal family battle for the crown. But one peasant girl emerges bearing a message that wins the hearts of her countrymen and the throne for her king. 1,880 2 h 37 min 1999 X-Ray R Historical · Adventure · Coarse · Compelling Like all of Besson's films, The Messenger is highly stylized, nicely cast, and visually powerful. The film is also forgivably anachronistic in terms of language while developing a strong period feel through sets and costume.
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to a story usually associated with spirituality and magnificent understatement. Though Ms. Jovovich's performance dominates the film, she remains pedestrian and underwhelming, with leadership. The Messenger: The story of Joan of Arc Xan Brooks Friday 10 March 2000 guardian.co.uk We are ushered into Luc Besson's Joan of Arc biopic by portentous captions informing us that it is going. Directed by Luc Besson Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Éric Serra. (as Eric Serra) Cinematography by Thierry Arbogast Editing by Sylvie Landra Casting By Nathalie Cheron Martina Kubesova Lucinda Syson Tomas Zelenka Production Design by Hugues Tissandier Art Direction by Gilles Boillot Alain Paroutaud The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 English-language French epic historical drama film directed by Luc Besson and starring Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway and Dustin Hoffman. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original score was composed by Éric Serra.
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This startling epic drama by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) explores the life of Joan of Arc, her amazing victories, relationship with God, and tragic death. Co-starring John Malkovich and Academy Award® winners Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway, "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" is a modern take on a medieval saint who enthralls people. 1999 'Joan of Arc' Directed by Luc Besson In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil.
Synopsis. In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her mission to reclaim god's diminished kingdom - through her amazing victories until her. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 epic medieval film by Luc Besson for Gaumont about Joan of Arc.It was released by Columbia Pictures in North America, and by Disney under Gaumont Buena Vista International in France.. Milla Jovovich plays the titular heroine, with John Malkovich as Charles VII of France, Faye Dunaway as Yolande of Aragon and Dustin Hoffman as Joan's conscience.
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L uc Besson's version of the Joan of Arc story is original and exciting, but sadly lacks the impact and flair of earlier attempts by other French film directors (most notably Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc and Bresson's Le Procès de Jeanne d'Arc). The film fails for two reasons. Firstly, there is an excess of violence that is carried to almost operatic extremes and ultimately appears. Luc Besson rounds out the corpus with his stylistic and vaguely heretical grand-scale feature, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element) challenges established notions about the Maid of Orleans as he creates a decidedly more human heroine than have previous biopics. The story line is the same--a young.
