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The 24th FICM Pays Tribute to Florence Delay with a Screening of Robert Bresson's PROCÈS DE JEANNE D'ARC

Brisa Naomi R. L.

As part of the Florence Delay: A Life in Film program of the 24th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the film Procès de Jeanne d'Arc (1962), directed by Robert Bresson, was screened. The French-Mexican director Emilio Maillé, a close friend of Delay, presented the film.

This special program, consisting of three feature films, aims to pay tribute to the French writer and academic, exploring the various facets of her career in film and literature.

During the presentation, it was noted how Delay’s entry into cinema came about by chance, through her collaboration with Bresson on this—the director’s sixth—iconic production. Although she would go on to participate in a few select projects later, Delay chose to focus her life on literature—a path that would eventually lead to her becoming a member of the prestigious French Academy.

The discussion also touched upon Robert Bresson’s distinctive style, which prioritizes expressive sobriety and emotional restraint to achieve an internalized, reflective performance—one in which the written and spoken word sustain the film’s narrative power.