Pros: the look, the performances Cons: very, very bleak
Of the consensus pantheon of great film directors, the films of the Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968), were until the last year the hardest to see, even for someone living where there are repertory film theaters. (The films of Robert...
Pros: A powerful story is acted well and filmed in beautiful black and white. Cons: subtitles, if those count
An elderly woman accused of witchcraft in Denmark in the early 17th century will burn at the stake. She hopes that one of the priests who has condemned her embodies some of his God's fabled mercy and so she pleads with him to spare her. He ignores her....
Pros: Magnificent visual images, excellent performances, well-paced story Cons: Narrative flaws that detract from believability of the characters
Day of Wrath, for pity take My sins away from Satans grasp And bear up my soul to Heaven at last. from the Dies Irae Carl Dreyers film Day of Wrath (Vredens Dag (1943)) develops themes that are as important ...
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