Carl Theodor Dreyer Movies

“I think my film represents above all the proof to those who want to understand and accept it, that poetry can’t be filmed, that it is...

The Princess of Illyria has spurned every suitor, when a gypsy loitering around the castle catches her eye. In actuality, he is the Prince of...

I made this little film portrait of Dreyer on the 17th of September 1965, in New York. He said he was very interested in what I was trying to do in...

Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors....

The Mothers' Aid is a state-funded institution with branches all over Denmark. Erna, a young pregnant woman, has asked a doctor to carry out an...

A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died. In this film Dreyer tells about the style in...

The castle of Krogen, built c. 1420, is inside the later castle of Kronborg. Reconstruction of Kronborg gave a chance to study early castles. Models...

Documentary short film about the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), one of the most famous Danish sculptors, who spent a good part of his life...

The titular villain is an infamous international criminal, Mrs. Valentin Kempel, known as “The Predator Spider” due to her habit of...

On his way home from a business trip, the young detective Karl Frank meets the siblings Kuno and Margit von Krall. Immediately captivated by...

Documentary on the rise and fall of the Danish silent film industry.

Short film by Carl Th. Dreyer

Documentary about the making and reception of Carl Th. Dreyer's final movie, "Gertrud."

he laws governing old age pensions in Denmark have recently been consolidated, and the rates of pensions improved. The film opens with visits to...

A wordless ode to the Storstrom bridge.

Documentary about Carl Theodor Dreyer and his film Gertrud.