M. Leary

Day of Wrath (Dreyer, 1943)

    “Day of Wrath, for pity take My sins away from Satan’s grasp And bear my soul to Heaven at last.” — Made in Denmark during World War Two, this film – set four centuries earlier – is heavy with the weight of German occupation, as women are tortured and cajoled into denouncing others […]

M. Leary

The Passion of Joan of Arc (Conversations about the S&S Top Ten Greatest Films)

(Join Jeffrey Overstreet and Michael Leary as they discuss the Top Ten films from the recent Sight & Sound Greatest Films poll. Visit the “Sight & Sounds Greatest Films Conversation” tag for previous installments.) ML: I have watched The Passion of Joan of Arc many times over the years, but since it has been a while I […]