Revival of Shaw classic is a tour de force for Gemma ArtertonHow's this for a Christmas-week story? Joan, a young peasant girl " played in this version by the charismatically attractive Gemma Arterton " grows up in the bleak French countryside. She hears voices. It's 1429, and they tell her to lift the siege of Orleans and defeat the English invaders. She inspires troops, she inspires the Dauphin. She helps crown him…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:18PM on December 19, 2016