On trial for heresy as she claims she has spoken to God, Joan of Arc is imprisoned and subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials, who attempt to bully her into changing her story. Her punishment will earn her perpetual martyrdom.

Cinema can be many things: a drama, a poem, a song, a dream. Dreyer’s masterpiece is one of cinema’s greatest expressions of spirituality, and indeed one of the greatest of all films: a daring, radical reimagining of the art form that continues to inspire awe. A tale of feminist passion.