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- Synopsis
- Carl Dreyer’s final film centres on a woman, loved by four different men, who rejects the compromise of her marriage, suffers disappointment in her younger lover and retreats into a serene isolation. The film has a rigorously pared-down structure and stylised slowness, intricate camera movements and sophisticated lighting effects. Adapted from a 1906 play by Hjalmar Söderberg,
DVD extras include a documentary on the making of the film entitled CARK TH. DREYER UND GERTRUD (Christiane Habich/Reinhard Wulf, 1994, 29 minutes - optional English subtitles); THE VILLAGE CHURCH (Dreyer, 1947, 14 minutes - optional English subtitles). - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2006
- Year of production
- 1964
- Documentation
- Booklet with essays by Casper Tybjerg and Ilona Halberstadt
- Subjects
- Drama; Film Studies
- Keywords
- feature films; film adaptations; Dreyer, Carl
Credits
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Writer
- Hjalmar Söderberg
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 112 minutes
- Year
- 2006
Sections
- Title
- Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud
- Duration
- 29 mins
- Title
- Village Church, The
- Duration
- 14 mins
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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