Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 2017

France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but Jeannette is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 2017

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc
France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but Jeannette is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers ARTE, Angoa-Agicoa, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, PROCIREP, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Sacem, Pictanovo, Région Hauts-de-France, Taos Films, Cinémage 10 Développement, Cofinova Développement 3
Original title Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc
Directors Bruno Dumont
Writers Charles Péguy, Bruno Dumont

Cast

Lise Leplat Prudhomme

as Jeanette

Jeanne Voisin

as Jeanne

Lucile Gauthier

as Hauviette 8 ans

Victoria Lefebvre

as Hauviette 13 ans

Aline Charles

as Madame Gervaise / Sainte Marguerite

Élise Charles

as Madame Gervaise / Sainte Catherine

Nicolas Leclaire

as Durand Lassois

Gery De Poorter

as Jacques d'Arc