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Gertrud (1964)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Gertrud Kanning, a retired opera singer living in Stockholm, is unhappy in her married life. She tells her husband Gustav, a lawyer with a promising political career ahead of him, that she intends to leave him as she no longer loves him. Gertrud is having an affair with a talented young musician, Erland Jansson, and she plans to begin a new life with him... [More...]

Master of the House (1925)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Ida Frandsen’s life is one of unceasing drudgery. From the crack of dawn to late in the evening, she is busy with the multitude of household chores that need to be done to make life as tolerable as possible for her husband Viktor and their children. But far from being grateful for his wife’s endless toil, Viktor treats her with contempt... [More...]

Ordet (1955)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

In a remote Danish village of the late 1920s, the patriarch Morten Borgen lives on his substantial farm with his three sons – Mikkel, Johannes and Anders. After training to be a pastor, Johannes came to believe he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, but the rest of his family think only that he is mad... [More...]

Vredens dag (1943)

Carl Theodor Dreyer

In the early 17th century, Denmark is gripped by fear of witchcraft. An old woman appeals to Anne, the young wife of a parson, to hide her, but she is caught, tortured and burnt for alleged sorcery. When the parson’s son, Martin, returns home, he is drawn to his alluring stepmother. Anne’s love for Martin becomes so intense that she begins to wish that her husband were dead... [More...]

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