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Renée Jeanne Falconetti[1] (21 July 1892 – 12 December 1946), sometimes credited as Maria Falconetti,[2] Marie Falconetti,[3] Renée Maria Falconetti,[4][5] or simply Falconetti, was a French stage and film actress, notable for her role as Joan of Arc in Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 silent The Passion of Joan of Arc.

Renée Jeanne Falconetti
Renée Falconetti in the movie poster for The Passion of Joan of Arc
Born	(1892-07-21)21 July 1892 Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Died	12 December 1946(1946-12-12) (aged 54) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actress

The Passion of Joan of Arc

Born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, Falconetti became a stage actress in Paris in 1918. By the time Dreyer watched her act in an amateur theatre and selected her as his leading lady in his upcoming production La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, she already was a celebrated stage artist and had appeared in one film, La Comtesse de Somerive (1917), directed by Georges Denola and Jean Kemm. Falconetti was 35 years old when she played the role of 19-year-old Joan of Arc in La Passion. Her portrayal is widely considered one of the more astonishing performances committed to film, and it remained her final cinematic role.

Many writers have claimed that Falconetti's performance was the result of extreme cruelty at the hands of Dreyer, a notoriously demanding director who pushed her to the brink of emotional collapse. For example, film critic Roger Ebert writes:

For Falconetti, the performance was an ordeal. Legends from the set tell of Dreyer forcing her to kneel painfully on stone and then wipe all expression from her face – so that the viewer would read suppressed or inner pain. He filmed the same shots again and again, hoping that in the editing room he could find exactly the right nuance in her facial expression.[6]

However, in their biography of Dreyer, Jean and Dale Drum say that these stories are based only on rumour and that "there is no evidence that Dreyer could be called a sadist".[7] They quote onlookers who described Dreyer's working relationship with Falconetti: Initially in the production process, "Dreyer and Falconetti would watch the rushes of a single scene together, seven or eight times, until Dreyer could pick out a little bit, maybe a few feet, where the effect was what they wanted, and when they reshot the scene, she could play it without the least inhibition. Just those few feet of film had inspired her." Later, Falconetti became able to play scenes only from Dreyer's explanations, without the need even for rehearsal.[8]

Subsequent career and death

After filming Joan of Arc, Falconetti continued with her career as a producer of light stage comedies, appearing with the Comédie-Française. During World War II, she escaped from France first to Switzerland, Brazil, and then left for Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9]

Falconetti had suffered from mental illness all her life, and in 1946 she died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, an apparent suicide, by a self-imposed restrictive diet after having become significantly overweight.[10] Her remains are interred at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris, section 16 (her grave site is not listed on official maps). Her grandson Gérard Falconetti also became an actor.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1917	La comtesse de Somerive
1928	La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc	Jeanne d'Arc	final film role

References

External links

• Maria Falconetti at IMDb
• Warren Boroson collection of Renée Falconetti material, 1962, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

На других языках

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[de] Renée Falconetti

Renée Jeanne Falconetti (* 21. Juli 1892 in Pantin; † 12. Dezember 1946 in Buenos Aires), auch unter den Namen Falconetti oder Maria Falconetti bekannt, war eine französische Schauspielerin. Ab den 1910er Jahren trat sie im Pariser Boulevardtheater in Erscheinung und war kurzzeitig Mitglied der Comédie-Française (1924–1925). Sowohl anerkannt für ihre Auftritte in Komödien als auch Dramen (unter anderem Lorenzaccio, 1927; Die Kameliendame, 1928) wurde ihr Spiel von zeitgenössischen Kritikern mit dem einer Gabrielle Réjane oder Eleonora Duse verglichen. Nachhaltige Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch die Titelrolle der Jeanne d’Arc in Carl Theodor Dreyers Stummfilm Die Passion der Jungfrau von Orléans (1928), der ihr einziger Auftritt in einem Spielfilm bleiben sollte.

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- [en] Renée Jeanne Falconetti

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[es] Maria Falconetti

Renée Jeanne Falconetti (Pantin, 21 de julio de 1892 - Buenos Aires, 12 de diciembre de 1946), conocida como Maria Falconetti, Renée Falconetti o Falconetti, fue una actriz francesa de cine y teatro, conocida por su papel de Juana de Arco en La pasión de Juana de Arco (1928), del director Carl Theodor Dreyer. Aunque algunas fuentes aseguran que Maria nació en Sermano (Córcega), actualmente se sabe que nació en Pantin (suburbio del norte de París).

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[ru] Фальконетти, Рене-Жанна

Рене Жанна Фальконетти (фр. Renée Jeanne Falconetti, известна как Фальконетти, Мадемуазель Фальконетти, Рене Фальконетти, Мария Фальконетти; 21 июля 1892, Пантен  (фр.) (рус., Сена-Сен-Дени[5] — 12 декабря 1946, Буэнос-Айрес) — французская актриса, прославленная исполнением главной роли в фильме Карла-Теодора Дрейера «Страсти Жанны д’Арк».

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