Action master Besson takes on French history in this ambitious look at the legendary saint and martyr. Beginning with a young Joan witnessing her sister's rape and murder at the hands of brutal English soldiers, the film picks up years later when Joan (Jovovich) appears at the court of the French Dauphin (Malkovich), who is making little progress against his enemies. Joan's self-confidence and charisma induce the Dauphin to take a gamble by allowing her to lead troops, resulting in an upset victory at Orleans. However, Joan eventually outlives her usefulness to the French throne and is sold out to the English, who burn her for heresy. All the while, Joan struggles with her faith, exasperating the experienced French generals and having impassioned arguments with her imaginary "Conscience" (Hoffman). Features several exciting medieval battle scenes.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Letterbox - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Extended International Version with 10 Minutes of Extra Footage Featurette: HBO's "The Messenger: The Search for the Real Joan of Arc" Isolated Audio Track: Musical Score by Eric Serra Trailers: 1. Original Theatrical (2) 2. RUN LOLA RUN 3. ORLANDO 4. THE PROFESSIONAL Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Filmographies
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Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc International Version; Closed Caption DVD
