Joan the Maid () is a 1994 French historical film directed by Jacques Rivette. Chronicling the life of Joan of Arc from the French perspective, it was released in two parts: Joan the Maid, Part 1: The Battles () and Joan the Maid, Part 2: The Prisons ().
In the original version, Jeanne la pucelle I: Les batailles ran for 160 minutes, and Jeanne la pucelle II: Les prisons for 176 minutes, totalling 336 minutes.
American DVD releases removed significant portions; Joan the Maid: The Battles ran for 110 minutes, and Joan the Maid: The Prisons for 116 minutes, totalling 226 minutes.
A 4K restoration was released in August 2019, with a Blu-ray seeing release in December 2019.
Glenn Kenny calls the film "essential cinema", in which the director (Rivette) "... applies a cinematic style thatâÂÂs both impassioned and elegantly simple and rational to JoanâÂÂs inner and outer life, using long takes and brilliantly considered camera movements throughout."