Uploaded by Adamfulgence on Aug 12, 2011
The story of Joan of Arc is one of the most wonderful stories in the history of any nation of Europe. In the hour of France's need, when she was being conquered by English armies, when her forces were so divided by civil war that it seemed as if there were no true Frenchmen, but that every lord and district were for themselves, when she had no recognized king, but only an uncrowned Dauphin.......in this hour of her need there appeared for France a Maiden, a deliverer.
Joan died a cruel death, but the work which she had begun in France did not die with her. She had united the French and they did not fall apart again into quarrelsome factions. King Charles showed a new spirit as he began his reign. Even through the dangers of war he took time to unite his nobles and keep them in order under him. The English were driven out by this newly roused French nation. The Hundred Years' War was ended, and a peace was concluded by which France was left free within her own provinces, untroubled by foreigners.
Many movies, books, poems, songs have been written on the subject of Joan of Arc. In this video, the Leonard Cohen song, "Joan of Arc" is featured as sung by Jennifer Warnes with several images that are hopefully interwoven to reflect a variety of Joan of Arc facets in the past and in our present day. I chose to focus on the face of Renée Maria Falconetti from the 1928 movie "La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc" -The director, Dreyer, wrote in his "Thoughts on My Craft", "Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring". Dreyer's film was a visionary work of art which has to be seen to be appreciated. But, Falconetti's performance was so intense for her that she suffered a mental breakdown after the filming.
Songs, poems, symbols are all able to carry multiple messages, depending on who is interpreting them (or when in their life they are doing the interpreting). I have chosen to interpret the fire as being God (Jesus for Joan). Some have said that they saw the fire as the Devil. Not I.
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- Joan of Arc
- history
- France
- Hundred Years War
- burning at the stake
- fire
- flame
- Dreyer
- renée maria falconetti
- Charles VII
- leonard cohen
- jennifer warnes
- ingrid bergman
- jesus
- God
- England
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@Ubix33 Sem dúvida. A heroína francesa faz 600 anos. Foi canonizada só em 1920, mas muito antes foi tida como santa. A Donzela (ou Pucelle) de Orleães é uma das mais célebres mulheres da História, se bem que tivesse morrido apenas com 19 anos de idade. A sua memória e o seu nome durarão enquanto houver Memória e bondade.
castalia212 2 weeks ago
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This song is not about Jean D' Ach, its about sexual politics, the Jean D'Arc stuff is Cohen doing allegory, duh!!.
lentas08 1 month ago
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Excellent video....it captures the feel of the song well.
turfsniffer 1 month ago
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Joan of Arc = Hero
- An Englishman
TheXenoWrath 1 month ago
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Great images for this amazing song... Leonard is & always will be the best commentator of our times through his genius with lyrics & music.Gracias!
VeronikRosa 1 month ago
@VeronikRosa Thanks! Leonard is a true genius, isn't he!!
Adamfulgence 1 month ago
Repressed sexuality. Well done, I play this video often, you have captured many things. Love the song. How does a man capture a woman so well? That's the genius of Cohen.
Littlecrake 2 months ago
@Littlecrake Yes indeed! Cohen is in a league all his own I guess. Thanks for watching and commenting. :-))
Adamfulgence 2 months ago
Très bel Hommage à Jeanne D'Arc. Elle est certainement la femme la plus audacieuse et courageuse de tous les temps.
Le tragique destin d'une bergère royale !
Merci pour pour cet assemblage époustouflant, Adamfulgence !
J'apprécie beaucoup !
Ubix33 2 months ago
@Ubix33 Et moi, il va sans dire, j'apprécie beaucoup ton commentaire ici! Joyeux Noël et Bonne et Heureuse Année! Meilleurs voeux du Vermont, E.U. Eileen
Adamfulgence 2 months ago