The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Head to the Crest for a screening of the 1928 silent film classic, The Passion of Joan of Arc. The film features an avant-garde score composed and performed by George Sarah, with a string quartet, chamber singers, and Sarah’s own live keyboards and electronic beats.

George Sarah’s work re-imagines the classic film with a modern urgency. The live score of string parts, choral and electronic elements complement and contrast the low angles, close-ups and disorienting camera work of Renée Maria Falconetti’s La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc. An award-winning electronic musician, Sarah’s original music and association with artists like Nikka Costa, Crystal Method and Goldfrapp let his electronic trip-hop style show through.