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Carl Th. Dreyer
Background / Thorvaldsen
Michelangelo by the German director Curt Oertel opened in Denmark in January 1941, sparking a so-called "so ein ding müssen wir auch haben" discussion about making a similar film about the
Background / They Caught the Ferry
Ib Koch-Olsen, head of Dansk Kulturfilm, had stumbled upon a "myth" by Johannes V.
The script / The Danish Village Church
The manuscript was written by Bernhard Jensen (1892-1966), an editor and folk high-school principal, and subsequently reworked by Dreyer to the satisfaction of both writers.
Reception / Radio's Childhood
The film was shown on 26 January 1949 on a programme with other films, among them Thorvaldsen, at a standard presentation screening.
Pissing into the Well
In 1946, Carl Th. Dreyer's short film Vandet paa Landet ("The Water in the Country") was shelved because it was feared that it might harm Danish agriculture's image abroad. The film was intended to…
Reception / Thorvaldsen
Sigurd Schultz, director of Thorvaldsen’s Museum and expert consultant on the film, wrote Ib Koch-Olsen, head of Dansk Kulturfilm, after the premiere, "Allow me to thank you so much for last Wednes
Background / The Storstrøm Bridge
Dreyer wrote in the script for The Storstrøm Bridge:
Bibliography / Dagmar
A/S Filmfabriken Danmark: SRH/Filmfabriken Danmarks historie og produktion / by Jan Nielsen. Multivers, 2003. 992 p. ill. See: P. 290-304: 12. Bryggerens Datter.
Bibliography / Lay Down Your Arms!
Cinema and the Great War / Andrew Kelly. London: Routledge, 1997. xi, 219 s. ill. Heri: S. 4-14: Ned med våbnene.
The Word
(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1955)
Gertrud
(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1964)
Vampyr
(Carl Th. Dreyer, FR/DE, 1932)