Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Day of Wrath
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Made nearly ten years after Dreyer’s landmark Vampyr, Day of Wrath, set in the 1620s, charts the loveless marriage of …
Gertrud
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Dreyer’s final film, Gertrud, is last in a long run of masterpieces. A portrait of a woman in crisis, the …
Master of the House
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
One of Dreyer’s early works, Master of the House was ahead of its time in its examination of marital relations …
Ordet
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Ordet, or “the word,” follows the Borgen family, led by the widowed patriarch Morten (Henrik Malberg). The pull of a …
Vampyr
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Shot on location and in three languages at a time when both practices were radical innovations, Dreyer’s haunting vision of …
Voices of Light The Passion of Joan of Arc
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
One of the most elemental and stunning silent films in world cinema, Dreyer’s examination of the trial of Joan of …