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Tag Archives: Carl Theodor Dreyer
The President / Præsidenten (1919) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Richard Christensen, Christian Engelstoft, Hallander Helleman
The judge in a Danish town sees his illegitimate daughter facing a trial Read More »
The Passion of Joan of Arc / La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley
The sufferings of a martyr, Jeanne D’Arc (1412-1431). Jeanne appears in court where Cauchon questions her and d’Estivet spits on her. Read More »
Leaves from Satan’s Book AKA Blade af Satans bog (1920) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Helge Nissen, Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere
After seeing D. W. Griffith’s epic Intolerance, Denmark’s greatest director, Carl Theodor Dreyer Read More »
Ordet (1955) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye
How do we understand faith and prayer, and what of miracles? August 1925 on a Danish farm. Read More »
Love One Another AKA Die Gezeichneten (1922) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Adele Reuter-Eichberg, Vladimir Gajdarov, Polina Piekowskaja
Based on the 1918 novel ‘Elsker hverandre’ by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives Read More »
Once Upon a Time AKA Der var engang (1922) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff
A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. Read More »
Two People (1945) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Georg Rydeberg, Wanda Rothgardt, Gabriel Alw
When the prestigious Dr. Arne Lundell ends the most important work of his life, a colleague from the University of Stockholm Read More »
The Parsons Widow (1920) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Hildur Carlberg, Einar Röd, Greta Almroth, Comedy, Drama, Horror
A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. Read More »
Vredens dag / Day of Wrath (1943) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Drama
In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town’s aging pastor falls in love with the pastor’s son. Read More »