Jeanne d'Arc


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Jeanne d'Arc

 (zhän därk′)
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Jeanne d'Arc

(ʒɑn dark)
n
(Biography) the French name of Joan of Arc
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Noun1.Jeanne d'Arc - French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned kingJeanne d'Arc - French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
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Biographical films or biopics have always been a staple of the entertainment industry since the earliest days of silent cinema in films like French filmmaker Georges Melies' epic Jeanne D'Arc.
A pilot project launched by the American University of Beirut's Neighborhood Initiative program and the Beirut Municipality aimed to turn Hamra's Jeanne d'Arc St.
Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union recently collected over 900 school supply items to support the kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua.
France is fielding an iconic 1928 film, Carl Theodor Dreyer's 'La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc' (tonight at 9).
France's "La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc", directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, tells the story of the trial of Joan of Arc with a musical score by the multi-awarded pianist and versatile musician Dingdong Fiel, alongside Andrew Constantino (Clarinet) and Kyongmin Nam (Cello).
The four films are "Youm lel Setat" (A Day For Women), "El Ma'aa w el Khodra w El Wageh el Hassan" (Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces), the Algerian -Tunisian- Egyptian film "Augustine Ebn Demoaha" (Augustine: Son of her Tears) and the biography-documentary "Jeanne d'Arc Masriya" (the Egyptian Joan of Arc).
Frederic Laplanche, the French ambassador to Malaysia, today welcomed over 500 sailors to Malaysia at Port Klang as part of the French navy's Jeanne d'Arc mission.
RAF planes bombed the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen and accidentally hit the Jeanne d'Arc School, killing 125 civilians, including 85 children.
Clancy, age 87, longtime resident of Elgin and Lombard, retired CFD; beloved husband of Mary, nee Enright; loving father of Karen (Gregg) Killelea, Michael (Shannon), William (Jeanne d'Arc), Julie (Tim) Condron and Patrick (Cynthia); proud grandfather of Marissa, Cory, Krista, Julia, Lindsay, Robert, John, Jenna, Liam, Matt, John, Dan, Connor and Cara and great-grandfather of 7; dear brother of Donald (Susan) and the late Rita (the late James) Chartier; fond uncle of many.
Following a series of screenings all across the world, DirectorIman Kamel's documentary film "Egyptian Jeanne d'Arc" (Egyptian Joan of Arc) is set to be screened at the Cairo Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (CILAS) on January 16.