11. The violence of war is shown at the beginning of "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" (1999). According to the movie, which family member does Joan lose during the raid on her village?
From Quiz The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Answer:
Her sister, Catherine
At the beginning of the movie, young Joan returns home after her confessional to find her village burning. After witnessing the brutal murder and rape of her sister, Catherine, by English soldiers, she is sent to live in the home of relatives. She is assured by her father that she will only be away a few weeks, during which time the family would try to rebuild what they had lost.
The truth of the matter was that Joan's village of Domrémy in eastern France was surrounded by Burgundian lands and frequently attacked by them; while Joan's village was loyal to the French crown, the Burgundians had allied with the English. The Burgundians raided Domrémy and burned the village church (1425) during Joan's childhood, and three years later, another raid made it necessary for her family to flee the village. Joan's parents were Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, and she had three brothers, Jacquemin, Pierre, and Jean, and one sister, Catherine, who died before Joan began her quest, however, not at the hands of marauders. Some sources suggest that Catherine had married and died in childbirth.