Saint Joan

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Saint Joan

film by Preminger [1957]

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Preminger followed that success with Saint Joan (1957), a biopic about Joan of Arc. Newcomer Jean Seberg was unable to carry the ambitious adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, and the film was a critical and commercial disappointment. However, Preminger and Seberg reteamed on Bonjour Tristesse (1958), an adaptation of…
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Preminger followed that success with Saint Joan (1957), a biopic about Joan of Arc. Newcomer Jean Seberg was unable to carry the ambitious adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, and the film was a critical and commercial disappointment. However, Preminger and Seberg reteamed on Bonjour Tristesse (1958), an adaptation of…
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