Some critics call Falconetti's performance in this film one of the greatest in history.  I can buy that...because she seems so overwhelmed by piety and love that she is about to burst.  Director Carl Th. Dreyer is also very impressive with his harsh angles and creative editing.  However...a 2 hour silent movie that is TRULY silent...no music or anything...is tough to get through, especially when it is simply an account of the trial and execution of Joan of Arc.  What is more interesting than the movie is the history behind that actual print.  The original was destroyed in a fire.  A backup was created from outakes of the original...also destroyed in a fire.  In 1981, a full copy, original copy was found in a Norweigen Mental Hospital closet.  Now THATS a movie to make.