The Films of Carl Dreyer

THE FILMS OF CARL DREYER

Richard Alleva March 21, 2005 - 4:15am

We all know which movies to watch for Christmas, but what about Easter? Are you really satisfied with all those films about prophets treading over desert sand? No, the cinematic companion you need for Passiontide is the Danish director Carl Dreyer. The DVD distributor and film restorer, the Criterion Collection, has made available five major Dreyer films: The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, Day of Wrath, Ordet, and Gertrud. These are...

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Richard Alleva has been reviewing movies for Commonweal since 1990.

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