'JOAN, THE WOMAN'

Evening Star, Issue 16852, 30 September 1918, Page 4

'JOAN, THE WOMAN'

Many passages in the history of th* world offer wonderful precedents for the benefit of the woman 01 to-day. And ibis ia where the power of the '1 movie" has come in, for it presents these fine examples in a human, appealing way. Perhap* the most brilliant of all the girl heroines Tho have held real power in the world was Joan of Arc, the patron saint of France, and it is- almost unique to find Paramount producing an ll : part picture with a plot circling round the narrative of the life of the Maid of Orleans. But 'Joan the Woman,' to be screened at the Empire Theatre on Friday, is more than an historic picture (states the Auckland 'Star'). It is true to the past, but it unfolds a wonderfully powerful human drama as well. It shows to what heights a woman can rise when It comes to a moment of sacrifice. No one can hold back the big lumps that come to the throat when they see this wonderful peasant girl of France with one of England's greatest invading knights at her feet in the humble supplication of genuine love, hold back her human emotions because her country needs her. And hi the continuance of this love story tho girl Joan, hard as adamant on the battlefield, twice saves the life of her suitor, onlv to find in the end that he is the one selected to trap her tor the King of England. Historical and -wonderful in pageantry it is, but the thing that will make it take rank with the greatest motion pictures is the way Joan's great love story is woven through it all. Ocil B. De Mills, the producer of the picture, has created an epoch in photo-dramatic history with this thrilling and artistic achievement, and Miss-Geraldine Farrar, as Joan, has done wonders with her unique human interpretation. The music for ' Joan tho Woman' is special. Box plan now open at The Bristol.