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Joan of Arc (1935 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Joan of Arc' is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Angela Salloker, Gustaf Grndgens and Heinrich George. It depicts the life of Joan of Arc, and is the first female embodiment of the Nazi Fhrer figure in film. The press in Germany and abroad detected direct parallels between the presentation of France in 1429 and the situation in Germany in 1935.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Rhrig.
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Writing for 'The Spectator' in 1935, British writer Graham Greene criticized the film for historical inaccuracies (like Joan's rescue of Charles VII at Orlans rather than meeting at Chinon), as well as for what he called its "Nazi psychology" (including the "heavily underlined" political parallels between the June 30 purge and that of Trmoille, and between the Reichstag fire and the execution of Joan in Rouen). Greene described the overall effect to be dull and noisy, and described the direction as "terribly sincere, conveying a kind of blond and shaven admiration for poor lonely dictators who have been forced to eliminate their allies." (reprinted in: )
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