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Auction History Result 3a363 PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC linen 1sh R33 Carl Theodor Dreyer classic, art of Falconetti, rare! Date Sold 12/11/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1933 Re-release Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28 1/4" x 44 3/4" [72 x 114 cm]) (Learn More) La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (released in the U.S. in 1929 as "The Passion of Joan of Arc"), the classic 1928 Carl Theodor Dreyer French silent historical France religious biography ("An immortal screen classic that will live forever with Mlle. Falconetti, the world's most outstanding screen artist"; "English Dialogue by David Ross of Radio Fame"; of the trial of the famous French saint) starring Maria Falconetti (in the title role as Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc), Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, and Michel Simon. Note that director Carl Dreyer was Danish, but he went to France because he wanted to make films, and in the 1920s, there was a limited film industry. Before making this movie, he studied the actual transcripts of the trial, and used much of it in the movie. The movie was very controversial on its first release, especially because Dreyer was not French, and he was making this movie about France's beloved saint! After it was first released, the archbishop of Paris demanded several cuts, and the censors obliged, and Dreyer could not stop them. Then the original negative of the movie was destroyed in a fire! Dreyer created a new version of the movie by using outtakes and other unused footage, and then that version was destroyed in a different fire (making the origin of both fires very suspicious). In 1933, it was re-released in a 61-minute shorter version that included narration by radio star David Ross, and no intertitles at all. In 1961, Joseph-Marie Lo Duca found a copy of the negative of the second version, and he re-released it, which was great, but he added a score and subtitles instead of intertitles, and Dreyer was not happy with this version. Finally, years later, the Danish Film Indistute created a version of the movie that was a combination of all known versions, and which is considered most faithful to Dreyer's original version! This movie is rightfully considered one of the handful of greatest movies ever made (in 2012, it was voted the 9th best movie of all time in the Sight and Sound poll). The movie was believed lost for many years until 1984. Four years later, Dreyer went on to make "Vampyr", another movie that is hailed as a classic. But his difficulties in obtaining financing resulted in it taking 11 years until he made his next movie, "Day of Wrath", and another 12 years before he made "Ordet". Though he made fewer movies than almost any other major director, Dreyer is considered one of the most important film directors of all time! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this one-sheet, which measures 28 1/4" x 44 3/4" [72 x 114 cm], is not from the first U.S. release of this most classic movie. We have never seen a poster from that release, and the movie might have only played in a single theater, and there might not have been printed posters for it. This oversized one-sheet is from the 1933 re-release, and it is also extremely rare. We have never auctioned it before! Note that this was a silent movie (and one of the most famous ever), but when it was re-released in the U.S. in 1933, a dubbed English "dialogue" was added that was "by David Ross of radio fame". What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster was never machine folded, but it had some horizontal creases scattered throughout. The top border was folded back at one time, and there were tears and areas of paper loss along that fold, extending into the top background area, above the top credit. There was a diagonal tear in the top right that extended through the center of the "C" of "ARC", and some pinholes and tears around the edges of the poster. There was a small area of paper loss in the bottom right of Falconetti's chin, extending into the background below it. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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