Title: Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc
Year: 2017
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.284
Cast: Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Jeanne Voisin, Lucile Gauthier, Victoria Lefebvre, Aline Charles
Description: A whisper of prophecy, a child's unwavering gaze – these are the indelible marks left by Bruno Dumont's "Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc." This isn't a hagiography; instead, Dumont crafts a jarring, almost unsettling portrait of a young girl grappling with divine visions in a world that struggles to understand her. The film's audacious stylistic choices, from its jarring musical score to its deliberately unsettling visuals, amplify the unsettling nature of Jeannette's experiences. It's a film that demands attention, not through conventional narrative pacing, but through sheer, unsettling force. Dumont refuses to sanitize the medieval setting, presenting a world of brutal realities alongside the ethereal whispers of the divine. The result is a deeply unsettling, yet profoundly moving exploration of faith, delusion, and the burden of prophecy, leaving the viewer questioning the line between the sacred and the profane long after the credits roll. This isn't a comfortable watch, but it's a necessary one, a powerful meditation on the complexities of belief.