Geraldine Farrar (as Joan of Arc) comes to the reincarnation of her earthly love Wallace Reid (as Eric Trent) during the Great War (
to End All Wars, aka World War I), after he finds her sword. From there, we flashback to the story of the French maid Joan, who loved God, France, and Englishman Wallace Reid (in that order)
There are some nice sequences, and the production levels are obviously high, but Cecil B. DeMille's "Joan the Woman" ultimately fails. Ms. Farrar's portrayal is individually intriguing, surpassing her more successful "Carmen" (1915). However, this film is one of several film biographies of Christ-like Frenchwoman Joan d'Arc; and, historically, it must surely be the most inaccurate! Mr. Reid's characters, Eric Trent and his reincarnation, are obvious DeMille-Macpherson "incarnations", though the Trent character adds to the excitement; especially at the end. Hobart Bosworth, Raymond Hatton, Tully Marshall, and Theodore Roberts are among those lending illustrious support. The excitement/entertainment does pick-up a little - but, make a pot of coffee to view this one!
The ending is most memorable, albeit inappropriate.
***** Joan the Woman (12/25/16) Cecil B. DeMille ~ Geraldine Farrar, Wallace Reid, Raymond Hatton
There are some nice sequences, and the production levels are obviously high, but Cecil B. DeMille's "Joan the Woman" ultimately fails. Ms. Farrar's portrayal is individually intriguing, surpassing her more successful "Carmen" (1915). However, this film is one of several film biographies of Christ-like Frenchwoman Joan d'Arc; and, historically, it must surely be the most inaccurate! Mr. Reid's characters, Eric Trent and his reincarnation, are obvious DeMille-Macpherson "incarnations", though the Trent character adds to the excitement; especially at the end. Hobart Bosworth, Raymond Hatton, Tully Marshall, and Theodore Roberts are among those lending illustrious support. The excitement/entertainment does pick-up a little - but, make a pot of coffee to view this one!
The ending is most memorable, albeit inappropriate.
***** Joan the Woman (12/25/16) Cecil B. DeMille ~ Geraldine Farrar, Wallace Reid, Raymond Hatton