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‘Saint Clare’s Rebecca De Mornay & Mitzi Peirone Talk Inspiration & Influence Of Joan Of Arc — Taormina
'Saint Clare's Rebecca De Mornay and Mitzi Peirone have discussed Joan of Arc's influence on their Taormina Film Festival opener.
Italian directer and writer Mitzi Peirone ’s Taormina Film Festival opener Saint Clare employs a number of cues from the story of Joan of Arc, the 15th century warrior and martyr who believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England. Rebecca De Mornay who plays Clare’s grandmother and a former Hollywood actress, told Deadline, “Joan of Arc has always been a real influence on my life… that she existed, that at 18 she was leading an army and that she talked to God and was misunderstood.” Still, on Saint Clare, “Even though my part is relatively small, I was excited because the story is really important to me… a female character who is facing so much opposition and overcoming it in such an unconditional way.”
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