Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer | |
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_by_Erling_Mandelmann.jpg) Dreyer in 1965 | |
| Born | 3 February 1889 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 20 March 1968 (aged 79) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1919–1968 |
| Spouse |
Ebba Larsen (m. 1911) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Golden Lion at the 1955 Venice Film Festival for Ordet (The Word) |
Carl Theodor Dreyer (da; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), also called Carl Th. Dreyer,[1] was a Danish movie director and screenwriter. He is thought to be one of the best filmmakers in history. His movies have lots of emotion and has slow pacing. Many of his movies have themes of fate, and evil.[2][3][4][5][6]
His 1928 movie The Passion of Joan of Arc is thought to be one of the best movies of all time. It is known for its cinematography and close-ups. It is often on the Sight & Sound's lists of the great movies ever made. In 2012's poll, it was voted to be the 9th-best movie by movie critics. It was also voted 37th by movie directors.
Some of his other famous movies were Michael (1924), Vampyr (1932), Day of Wrath (1943), Ordet (The Word) (1955), and Gertrud (1964).
Movies
[change | change source]Feature movies
[change | change source]| Year | English title | Original title | Production country | Notes |
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| 1919 | The President | Præsidenten | Denmark | based on the novel by Karl Emil Franzos |
| 1920 | The Parson's Widow | Prästänkan | Sweden | based on the story "Prestekonen" by Kristofer Janson |
| 1921 | Leaves from Satan's Book | Blade af Satans bog | Denmark | loosely based on The Sorrows of Satan |
| 1922 | Love One Another | Die Gezeichneten | Germany | based on the novel by Aage Madelung |
| 1922 | Once Upon a Time | Der var engang | Denmark | based on the play by Holger Drachmann |
| 1924 | Michael | Mikaël | Germany | based on the novel Mikaël (1904) by Herman Bang |
| 1925 | Master of the House (aka Thou Shalt Honor Thy Wife) | Du skal ære din hustru | Denmark | based on the play by Svend Rindom |
| 1926 | The Bride of Glomdal | Glomdalsbruden | Norway | based on the novel by Jacob Breda Bull |
| 1928 | The Passion of Joan of Arc | La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (Jeanne d'Arc lidelse og død) | France | co-written with Joseph Delteil, author of the novel Jeanne d'Arc (1925, Prix Femina), named the most influential film of all time by the curators of the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival[7] |
| 1932 | Vampyr | Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Grey | France/Germany | loosely based on the short story collection In a Glass Darkly (1872) by J. Sheridan Le Fanu |
| 1943 | Day of Wrath | Vredens Dag | Denmark | based on the play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen, hymns by Paul La Cour |
| 1945 | Two People | Två människor | Sweden | based on the play Attentat by W.O. Somin, made in Nazi-related exile in Sweden, the film was disowned by Dreyer and withdrawn from distribution |
| 1955 | The Word | Ordet | Denmark | based on the play by Kaj Munk |
| 1964 | Gertrud | Gertrud | Denmark | based on the play by Hjalmar Söderberg |
Short movies
[change | change source]- Good Mothers (Mødrehjælpen, 12 min, 1942)
- Water from the Land (Vandet på landet, 14 min, 1946)
- The Struggle Against Cancer (Kampen mod kræften, 15 min, 1947)
- The Danish Village Church (Landsbykirken, 14 min, 1947)
- They Caught the Ferry (De nåede færgen, 11 min, 1948)
- Thorvaldsen (10 min, 1949)
- The Storstrom Bridge (Storstrømsbroen, 7 min, 1950)
- The Castle Within the Castle (Et Slot i et slot, 9 min, 1955)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ The Carl Th. Dreyer website Retrieved 12 March 2013
- ↑ "The 1,000 Greatest Films (Top 250 Directors)". They Shoot Pictures, Don't They. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ [1]Bright Lights Film Journal review of Day of Wrath, Order and Gertrud
- ↑ "kamera.co.uk - feature item - Carl Dreyer - Antonio Pasolini". www.kamera.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "Carl Theodor Dreyer | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ The Passion of Joan of Arc review Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine by Roger Ebert
- ↑ "Dreyer film voted most influential". Copenhagen Post. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
Further reading
[change | change source]- Bordwell, David (1981). The Films of Carl Theodor Dreyer. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04450-0.
- Carney, Raymond Francis, Junior, Speaking the Language of Desire: The Films of Carl Dreyer, Cambridge University Press, 1989.
- Dreyer, Carl Theodor; Skoller, Donald (1973). Dreyer in double reflection. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80458-8.
- Kardozi, Karzan (2020). 100 Years of Cinema, 100 Directors, Vol 3: Carl Dreyer. Xazalnus Publication – via The Moving Silent.
- Milne, Tom (1971). The cinema of Carl Dreyer. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 9780498077111.
- Schamus, James (2008). Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: The Moving Word. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-98854-2.
- Wahl, Jan (2012). Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3618-9.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carl Theodor Dreyer.
- Official website
- Carl Theodor Dreyer on IMDb
- CarlDreyer.com (archived)
- In-depth article from 1951 on 'The Tyrannical Dane'
- Bibliography
- Thoughts on My Métier by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Carl Th. Dreyer by Armond White
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