Bruno Dumont does not cease to surprise. This time, the favorite of the New Horizon audience took the biography of Joan of Arc to the workshop. Instead of focusing on the most important events in the life of the French national heroine, the director decided to show her childhood on screen. As if that was not enough, at Jeannette ... Dumont continues his experiments with film genres and tells the story of Joanna in the musical convention. On an eclectic soundtrack, techno meets rock and rap, and the absurd dance arrangements accompanying the songs bring humor from the Dead Water to the screen. Dumont would not be himself, however, if he were limited only to a casual gang. Joining fervent faith with unbridled anger, Joanna, like many heroes of the French director, is placed on the borderline of sin and sanctity. The film itself, despite its historical costume, is a good commentary on the times when religious fanaticism is more and more a source of violence.

Prepared by: Piotr Czerkawski