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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It warrants a look. Read more
TIME Magazine: Bresson's treatment of the Trial of Joan is characteristically ascetic; but it is also quintessential history, unique and timeless, graced with a master's touch. Read more
Gilbert Adair, Time Out: The tension generated by juxtaposing such humiliation with the serenely beautiful text (from the transcription of the trial) resolves itself in the unforgettable final image. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Using non-actors, there are no false dramatics. This unveils another side of the oft-filmed tale, and the state and church politics of that century. Read more
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: A new way to access and appreciate history's most remarkable adolescent visionary. Read more