The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Silent Film Screening w/LIVE original score by Beautiful Losers and Friends

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Carl Dreyer) — silent film screening with a live original score composed and performed by Beautiful Losers and Friends.

Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling Joan of Arc’s trial in the hours leading up to her execution, Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer depicts her torment with startling immediacy, using expressionistic lighting, interconnected sets and painfully intimate close-ups to immerse viewers in her subjective experience. Anchoring Dreyer’s audacious formal experimentation is a legendary performance by Renée Falconetti, whose haunted face channels both the agony and the ecstasy of martyrdom.

This screening will be accompanied by an original score performed live alongside the movie. Though the film was never intended to be played with music, several scores have been composed over the years. Led by Beautiful Losers, a collective of Syracuse musicians has developed a score reflecting the poignance of the movie’s themes through the eyes of today.

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