The Municipal Archaeological Museum Enrique Escudero de Castro continues with the Summer Film Series in the Museum's Garden, under the motto 'Women who have made history', in which since July large biographical films have been projected showing the role of the woman in history.
The goal is to make known the stories of women from different periods and different areas with common features: intelligence, strength, perseverance and rebellion, and that penetrated the public sphere, breaking the dams of his time.
This Thursday, August 16 at 9:45 pm, with free admission until full capacity, you can see the film Joan of Arc (1948), directed by Victor Fleming.
The film tells the story of Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans (1412-1431), a legend of the fifteenth century.
A deeply religious young woman who lived during the Hundred Years War, in which France and England confronted each other, and which was about to leave the French population exterminated.
A peasant changed the world when she left her small village to lead the French army against the English invader, succeeding in expelling him.
The North American film counts in its distribution with: Ingrid Bergman, Jose Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan, Ward Bond, John Ireland, Richard Derr, Ray Teal, Roman Bohnen, and Selena Royle.
The cycle, in which the City of Cartagena collaborates, will continue this month with the films Agora and Cleopatra, closing in September with the feature films The Troyanas and Ifgenia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena