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Carl Th. Dreyer
Thorvaldsen
(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1949)
When grand ambitions meet the harsh realities of filmmaking
The conflict between artistic ambitions and economic realities runs through the history of cinema. A famous and often cited example of this ongoing conflict took place 100 years ago in the…
Once upon a Time
(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1922)
The Bride of Glomdal
(Carl Th. Dreyer, NO, 1926)
The Jesus film
For more than 30 years, up to the time of his death, Dreyer intensely worked on his Jesus film. He had completed a script as early as 1950. A contract Dreyer signed with a wealthy American, Blevins…
The Devil's Protegé
(Holger-Madsen, DK, 1916)
The Slighted Prophet
In 1949 Dreyer met the wealthy American theatrical impresario Blevins Davis in Denmark. The two men entered into a contract that Davis would produce Dreyer’s film about Christ. A dedicated…
Working method
Dreyer is known for his meticulous research and his eye for detail. Explore the articles about Dreyer's working methods.
Birgitte Federspiel
Birgitte Federspiel plays the role of Inger, Mikkel’s wife, in The Word (1955).
Ebbe Neergaard
Ebbe Neergaard was a writer and one of Dreyer's very few friends. He wrote the first monograph about Dreyer i 1940 - En Filminstruktørs Arbejde (The Work of a Film Director).
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…