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Day of Wrath, Gertrud, Leaves Out of the Book of Satan, Master of the House, Michael 1924, Ordet, The Parson's Widow, The Passion of Joan of Arc, They Caught the Ferry, Thorvaldsen, Vampyr
* * * * (Out of * * * *)
1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
2. Vampyr (1932)
3. Day of Wrath (1943)
4. Ordet (1955)
5. Gertrud (1964)
6. Master of the House (1925)
7. Michael (1924) (No relation to the John Travolta film)
8. The Parson’s Widow (1920)
9. Thorvaldsen (1949)
(Short Film)
10. They Caught the Ferry (1948)
(Short Film)
* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)
1. Leaves Out of the Book of Satan (1920)
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John, Our opinions diverge dramatically. For me, Joan differs from a snuff film only in that the actress survived; I keep wanting to submit the thing as evidence and have the director indicted. And the Marxist/anti-English ending is a slap in the face both intellectually and in tone. Methinks most of its reputation is due to having been made early rather than well.
Day of Wrath is a more interesting treatment of related themes and reflects Dreyer’s maturation. It’s better than Joan in my book.
Gertrude is enjoyable as a character study and, while the movie’s not in the same league, the protagonist reminds me of the daughter-in-law in Wild Strawberries.
Ordet is slow as molasses, more fun to analyze than to watch — and I wonder whether the puzzle’s worth the work. BTW, did Dreyer give his actors/actresses Quaaludes or just hobble them so they had to walk slowly? 🙂 Alan
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