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The Passion of Joan of Arc
A saint's face fills the frame as faith is put on trial.
What
The English-language release poster for Dreyer's 1928 French masterpiece.
Why
Dreyer's austere close-up drama reached American audiences through this 1929 imported edition.
Notice
The stark, near-iconographic treatment carried over from the film's relentless portraiture.
“Faith and face on trial”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928), dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Country / studio
- France · Société générale des films
- Printer / stone
- Eloquent Press, N. Morgillo, New York
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- English-language release poster, lithograph (Eloquent Press, New York), 1929
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
From The French Screen
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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