isn't she the most beautiful woman?

I am part way through the Passion of Joan of Arc,

which was banned in England around 1928 for its portrayal of the English

(I admit, they're brutish,)

which reminds me of the last beautiful silent film I watched,

with my dad two Februaries past -

Fritz Lang's Metropolis, is so worth a watch.

Joan of Arc is full of portrait shots, slow and emotive,

Metropolis is all frantic body energy, exaggerated movement,

both are so dramatic.