The turnout was small, but participation was enthusiastic for the 3-session lecture series on Joan of Arc that I did for the Osher Institute in May.
A tornado passed over during the first session, but all we did was head for the basement and then return to the lecture room.
There’s not much that I enjoy more than talking and writing about Joan of Arc. For the series I made two powerpoint presentations and a viewer’s guide. The guide is called A Joan for All Seasons. It presents the historical record that exists about Joan and compares the known facts with tradition and cinematic interpretations. At the moment it treats the six best-known (in the U.S.) movies about Joan of Arc, but I may decide to expand it to include the Jacques Rivette two-parter with Sandrine Bonnaire.
Jacques Rivette's The Maid