One of the greatest silent films ever made, Carl Dreyer's stunning masterwork tells the powerful story of Joan's trial and martyrdom.  Featuring extraordinary imagery and a heart-rending performance by Marie Renee Falconetti, the flim lays bare the vast gulf between Joan's true faith and the corrupt organs of France's medieval church.

Andrei Tarkovsky's epic meditation on th erole of the artist in society chronicles the life of the great religious icon painter Andrei Rublev amid the chaos and upheaval of medieval Russia.  In addition to creating the distant past with a riveting sense of detail, the film manages to convey the ineffable mixture of life events, personal vision, and mysticism that inspire the creative artist.

An actor takes on the role of Jesus in a religious play and finds himself expressing the message of Christ - with an avant-garde approach theat nettles church authorities.  Writer-Director Denys Arcand skillfully adopts a dispassionate style, allowing the story to make its allegorical points without being manipulative.