Joan arc of the night bus

Synopsis

Joan is a member of a group of volunteers. She participates in imitation accidents. That is how they help to practice for emergencies. Her kindness is impossible. She is perhaps Joan of Arc herself. This is perhaps purgatory itself. The film is the first scene of an opera triptych.

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Awards

2004 – Houston WorldFest
2004 – Bronze Remi Prize

Festivals

2005 – Lille Rencontres Audiovisuelles
2004 – Barcelona MECAL ISFF
2004 – Granada International Short Film Festival (in competition)
2004 – Houston Worldfest  (in competition)
2004 – Trieste Film Festival  (in competition)
2003 – Athen Opening Nights International Film Festival
2003 – Cannes Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
2003 – Cottbus Festival of East European Cinema  (in competition)
2003 – Ghent Flanders International Film Festival – World Cinema
2003 – Imola CORTO International Short Film Festival  (in competition)
2003 – Montreal International Festival New Cinema New Media  (in competition)
2003 – Sarajevo Film Festival  (in competition)
2003 – Torino Film Festival  (in competition)

Cast

Csilla Boross (singing voice)
Tamás Albert
József Csapó
Ildikó Cserna
Géza Gábor
Tamás Kóbor
Zoltán Lörincz
István Rácz
János Tóth
Orsolya Tóth

Crew

director
Kornél Mundruczó
screenplay
Kornél Mundruczó
Viktória Petrányi
Sándor Zsótér
photography
András Nagy
editor
Vanda Arányi
libretto
Bálint Harczos
János Térey
director's assistant
Viktória Petrányi
art director
Kornél Mundruczó
costumes
János Breckl
sound
Rudolf Várhegyi
music
Zsófia Tallér
production company
Magma Társaság Kft.
Nextreme Film
production manager
Gergely Angyal
Miklós Fekete
producers
Viktor Bodó
György Budai