Today, moral aspirations themselves are rejected as being worthy subjects for business enterprise. (religion-online.org)
Dreyer's interest in creating historical adaptations, undoubtedly a consequence of his former career as a journalist, would perpetuate his reputation as a religious filmmaker when, after the popularity of Master of the House in France, the Société Général de Films approached Dreyer to make a historical drama, and Joan of Arc was selected over the other worthy subjects of Catherine de Medici and Marie Antoinette (who, like Jesus, was a prior character from Leaves from Satan's Book). (sensesofcinema.com)
The plot is nothing audiences haven't seen before but a swoon - worthy subject matter for the teenage girls it targets. (screenpicks.com)