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The story of Dreyer’s tuxedo

01. sep 2023. One of the more remarkable prized items in the collections of the Danish Film Institute is Carl Th. Dreyer’s tuxedo from 1926. The tuxedo has been shown off at major events and in the epilogue of a…

Clara Pontoppidan

Clara Pontoppidan appears in two films by Dreyer. She plays Siri, a telegraph operator’s wife, in the fourth episode of "Leaves from Satan’s Book" (1921), and the lead role as the princess of…

Renée Jeanne Falconetti

Falconetti appears in one Dreyer film, playing the title role in "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928).

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Preben Lerdorff Rye plays Martin in "Day of Wrath" (1943) and Johannes in "The Word" (1955).

Day of Wrath

(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1943)

The Parson's Widow

(Carl Th. Dreyer, SE, 1921)

Good Mothers

(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1942)

The Storstrøm Bridge

(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1950)

Biography - Extended

Carl Theodor Dreyer is the most important director in Danish cinema. In international film history, too, he ranks as one of the greatest artists of all time. Born out of wedlock, Dreyer was adopted…

The Journalist

Dreyer’s road to film went through journalism. He began his working life as a young reporter in 1909/1910-1915, before going into the film business. Later, in the years 1936-1941, when he had an…

Based on / Leaves from Satan’s Book

The lavish Leaves from Satan’s Book is the only one of Dreyer’s films that is not adapted from a source of any kind. The film used to be regarded as an adaptation, but recent research has shown it…

Plot summary / Leaves from Satan's Book

In four episodes, we witness how Satan (Nissen), accursed by God, must walk the Earth and tempt men to do evil; he can only hope to be delivered from his curse if someone resists him, but few do.