Panchromatic Joan

The Passion of Joan of Arc was produced in 1928. It was made with panchromatic film. Some viewers have found themselves "enthralled in the drama of an 82-year-old creation". I was impressed with the film but was also struck by the tonal expressiveness of the close-ups of Joan.



A quick check of figure 13.4 of The manual of photography: photographic and digital imaging By R. E. Jacobson and it's clear that these monochrome flesh tones probably do differ from earlier black and white and subsequent color renderings.