The Great Basin Film Society and the Nevada Museum of Art present a series of six films from some of the world's most renowned filmmakers. Click here for full schedule.

THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer Year: 1928 Runtime: 117 min. Country: France Language: Silent with English intertitles Color: B&W Format: 16mm

Basing his film on the transcript of Joan's trial, Danish director Carl Dreyer sought maximum intensity by confining the action to her cell and the trial chamber, shooting almost entirely in close-ups, refusing makeup, and even forbidding a musical accompaniment. One of the classics of silent cinema. Antonin Artaud (creator of the "theatre of cruelty") plays an inquisitor. "One of the greatest of all movies. Falconetti's Joan may be the finest performance ever recorded on film." — Pauline Kael, The New Yorker     showtime Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 pm location Nevada Museum of Art - Prim Theater 160 West Liberty Street admission $6 general / $4 GBFS or NMA members

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