Carl theodur dreyer biography of albert
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– Carl Theodor Dreyer – interview – 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –
Carl Theodor Dreyer is a name that, unless you are a serious film student or cineaste, may not ring any bells with you. The Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer, who was born in 1889 was one of the first to see the artistic possibilities of film to a large audience. His landmark film The Passion Of Joan Of Arc, made in 1928 has been acknowledged as one of the greatest examples of cinema ever produced. His career began in 1913 when, as a journalist, Dreyer was hired by Nordisk Film to write title cards and eventually wrote screenplays. His early career was unremarkable, with a string of films in his native Denmark from 1919 to 1926.
He left Denmark for Paris to work in the French film industry. It was there that he met Jean Cocteau and others who made up the Avant-garde in the Parisian arts community. In 1928 he made Joan of Arc. It was revolutionary for the time, as it was
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The illegitimate son of a Danish farmer and his Swedish housekeeper, Carl Theodor Dreyer was born in Copenhagen on the 3rd of February, 1889. He spent his early years in various foster homes before being adopted bygd the Dreyers at the age of two. Contrary to popular belief (perhaps nourished bygd the fact that his films often deal with religious themes) Dreyer did not receive a strict Lutheran upbringing, but was raised in a household that embraced modern ideas: in his spare time the adoptive father was an avid photographer, and the Dreyers voted for The Danish Social Democrates. When he was baptized the reasoning was culturally, not religiously motivated. Dreyer's childhood was an unhappy one. He did not feel his adoptive parents' love (especially the mother), and longed for his biological mother, whom he never knew.
After working as a reporter, he entered the spelfilm industry, and advanced from reading scripts to directing films han själv . In the silent era his output was
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Day of Wrath
1943 Danish film
For the Latin hymn, see Dies Irae (Day of Wrath).
For the Soviet science fiction film, see Day of Wrath (1985 film)
Day of Wrath (Danish: Vredens dag) is a 1943 Danish drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Lisbeth Movin, Thorkild Roose and Preben Lerdorff Rye. It is an adaptation of the 1909 play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen, based on a 16th century Norwegian case. The film tells the story of a young woman who is forced into a marriage with an elderly pastor after her late mother was accused of witchcraft. She falls in love with the pastor's son and also comes under suspicion of witchcraft.
The film was produced during the Nazi Occupation of Denmark, and Dreyer left the country for Sweden after its release. It has received very positive reviews, despite initial criticisms for slow pacing.
Plot
[edit]In a Danish village in 1623, an old woman known as Herlof's Marte is accused of witchcraft. Anne, a youn