"The Judgment of Joan of Arc" concentrates on the historical episodes of Joan of Arc's upright and unyielding confrontation with the enemy, and compresses the plot time into one day. The whole film is built on Joan of Arc's mentality in prison and his response to endless questioning in court
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The film presents a simple style, and the injustice of Joan of Arc is very simple and clear through Robert Bresson's rich film language. Therefore, there is no trace of superfluous embellishment in the film, and the handling is so calm that it seems to have a chilling feeling. Joan of Arc appears to be portrayed as a philosophy student who answers the interrogation as if she were answering a teacher's question. There is also a strong tendency to sexual abuse in the description of some details. The film ends with the charred body of Joan of Arc. However, the calm and simple style of the film is not so easy to accept for some audiences
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