Ordet
Ordet
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This set includes three of Dreyer's greatest films, plus a fine documentary on the perfectionist filmmaker. Day of Wrath (1943, 97 mins.) premiered during the blackest period of Nazi occupation of Denmark and tells a story of witchcraft in 1623 with great atmospheric intensity. Ordet (1955, 125 mins.) is Dreyer''s brilliant portrayal of the conflict between organized religion and personal belief. Gertrud (1964, 116 mins.), Dreyer''s last film, is a rigorous, poignant and profound tale of a woman''s life crippled b y an inability to compromise. Finally, Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (1995 , 94 mins.) is Torben Skodt Jensen''s thorough survey of the director''s brilli ant career as well as an intimate glimpse into his personality. Each disc also comes with supplemental features: interviews with some of the films'' stars, photo still galleries, and archival footage of Dreyer himself. All films ar e in Danish (My Metier also in French) with optional English subtitles , and presented in their original aspect ratios. Carl Theodor Dreyer/Torben Skodt Jensen---Denmark---1943-1995---432 mins.

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  | Hedges#1

Dreyer had a very different approach to religious themes in his films than Ingmar Bergman and a more visually conventional way of shooting, but this film is excellent, if a bit long.

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