Carl Th. Dreyer: Min metier (1995)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Torben Skjødt Jensen

Writers:

Torben Skjødt Jensen (writer)
Lars Bo Kimergaard (idea)

Release Date:

28 December 1995 (Denmark)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Also Known As:

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

Deleted footage from this documentary is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for Vredens dag (1943), AKA: Day of Wrath.

Movie Connections:

References Præsidenten (1919)

Stylish Documentary

The biography of the Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer is beautifully pictured in black and white in this stylish and awarded documentary since when he was born. I personally have only seen the awesome "La Passion de Jeanne Passion de Jeanne d'Arc" (1928) and "Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey" (1932) from his filmography, therefore this documentary enlightened me about his latest productions outside France, which have recently been released on DVD in Brazil. With footages of his movies and interview with cast and crew that worked with him, the viewer can have a summary of the life of Carl Th. Dreyer. There are, among others, the testimony of the behavior and skill of Dreyer through the words of Hélène Falconetti, the daughter of René Jeanne Falconetti, the actress of "La Passion de Jeanne Passion de Jeanne d'Arc", Lisbeth Movie, actress of "Vredens Dag"; Preben Lerdorff Rye, actor of "Vredens Dag" and "Ordet"; Baard Owe, actor of "Gertrud"; Birgitte Federspiel, actress of "Ordet"; Henning Bendtsen, the photographer of "Ordet" and "Gertrud". My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Radiografia da Alma" ("Radiography of the Soul")