“Pray for me. I forgive the evil done me.”
Procès de Jeanne d'Arc [The Trial of Joan of Arc] (Robert Bresson, 1962)
Aug
17
forgiveness
Jeanne (Florence Delay) bound to the stake. DP: Léonce-Henri Burel.
Holi: someone is forgiven (forgiveness being an important aspect of Holi)*
– Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne trusts her delusions to forgive the people who brought her to justice.
* the Bales 2025 Film Challenge for August is not date-related but lists, for the most part, the colours of the rainbow.