The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

About the film . . .

Milla plays the title character, Joan of Arc
Plot summary: The film follows Joan's short but incredible life - her rise from peasanthood to hero as she led the French Army against the invading British in early 15th century France. Joan was made a Saint 500 years later in 1920.
Complete script
Official Italian page from Columbia Tristar
Official Japanese page from Sony
See ericserra.com for the video for My Heart Calling featuring Noa
Japanese press conference: #1 (.mov, 50 MB)
St Joan of Arc Center (film reviews)
Some Don't Quite Get The "Messenger" (by Cindy Pearlman, Distributed by Big Picture News, Inc)
You can kill "The Messenger." Just don't burn her. That was the message that Los Angeles test audiences gave director Luc Besson after a screening of his historical epic The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. "It's hard to believe, but some audience members in L.A. asked me why Joan had to burn at the end. They said they would prefer a happier ending," Besson marvels. But the airheads weren't done yet. In one scene, Milla Jovovich as Joan tells English invaders: "Go home to your island!" Some viewers wrote, "What island was she talking about?" "I told them, um, it's England," sighs Besson.
The Joan of Arc publicity path saw Milla appear on HBO's First Look: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc on October 27, The Late Show with David Letterman (November 3), The History Channel's Hollywood vs. History: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (November 9 & 10), Today (November 10), Regis & Kathie Lee (November 11), E! News Weekend (November 13), Roger Ebert & the Movies review of The Messenger (November 14), Later Today (November 15), The Entertainers (November 19), and MTV's Fashionably Loud & Hot Zone

Credits

[ For complete credits, check out the Internet Movie Database listing for Joan of Arc ]

Directed by Luc Besson
Writing credits: Andrew Birkin, Luc Besson
Music by Eric Serra

Cast (partial)
Milla Jovovich .... Joan of Arc
John Malkovich .... King Charles VII
Faye Dunaway .... Yolande D'Aragon
Dustin Hoffman .... The Conscience

Plot summary: The film follows Joan's short but incredible life - her rise from peasanthood to hero as she led the French Army against the invading British in early 15th century France.

Release date: November 12, 1999 (US)

Screen caps (more at MillaFan.com)

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From The Making of The Messenger:

From Chris's Instagram:

Rediscovered this brilliant limited Polaroid Magazine Issue of dynamic @millajovovich created by the unique and multi talented @juliendys So inspiring these two beautiful souls. They have made magic together over the years!! Julien set the look for Milla's hair and cut for Jean Darc The Messenger which you can see in his mood board and exquisite renderings in the following images. #millajovovich #juliendys (Oct 9)