Julia Holter: The Passion of Joan of Arc

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Acclaimed LA singer, songwriter and composer Julia Holter comes exclusively to MIFF to present a special live score to one of cinema’s all-time visionary works.

Julia Holter’s music brilliantly crosses elements of art pop, chamber pop, baroque, experimental and ambient, with her six studio albums to date – along with her soundtracks for films like Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always – earning comparisons to Laurie Anderson, Joanna Newsom and Stereolab. Combining Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 French silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc with a spellbinding score by Holter, this Australian premiere and Australia-wide exclusive event will see her craft an immense sonic tapestry – performed live with her band, Sarah Belle Reid, Tashi Wada and Corey Fogel, and The Consort of Melbourne choir, and conducted by renowned UK-based orchestrator and composer Hugh Brunt, known for his work alongside Johnny Greenwood, Nicholas Britell and Mica Levi, among many others.

This is your chance to experience the breathtaking sounds of one of today's most remarkable artists alongside the intensely expressive world of Dreyer’s iconic masterpiece – a haunting recollection of the French saint’s trial featuring one of the greatest ever lead performances by Renée Jeanne Falconetti. 

“Five stars … The mercurial composer's brilliant score perfectly captures the raging agony and beatific ecstasy of Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent movie masterpiece.” – The Guardian

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