Ordet - Wikipedia
WEBOrdet (Danish pronunciation: [ˈoˀɐ̯ð̩], meaning "The Word" and originally released as The Word in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932.
Ordet movie review & film summary (1955) | Roger Ebert
WEBMar 8, 2008 · But once you're inside, it is impossible to escape. Lean, quiet, deeply serious, populated with odd religious obsessives, it takes place in winter in Denmark in 1925, in a rural district that has a cold austere beauty. The film is one of only four major features by Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968), who although he made many short films, was able ...
Ordet (1955) - IMDb
WEBOrdet: Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. With Hanne Aagesen, Kirsten Andreasen, Sylvia Eckhausen, Birgitte Federspiel. Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.
Ordet (1955) | The Criterion Collection
WEBPutting the lie to the term “organized religion,” Ordet (The Word) is a challenge to simple facts and dogmatic orthodoxy. Layering multiple stories of faith and rebellion, Dreyer’s adaptation of Kaj Munk’s play quietly builds towards a shattering, miraculous climax.
Ordet | Rotten Tomatoes
WEBOrdet. The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten (Henrik Malberg) have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders (Cay Kristiansen) shares his father's religion, but eldest son...
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Ordet – review | Movies | The Guardian
WEBMar 8, 2012 · Ordet – review This article is more than 12 years old The strangeness of this gripping and eerie tragedy of the supernatural benefits in some ways from its theatrical style
Ordet (1955) - Turner Classic Movies
WEBAug 27, 2004 · Ordet, meaning the word, concerns two families brought together by two children in love. But as in Romeo and Juliet, the families do not get along because the boy's family believes in the modern Lutheran church while …
Ordet | Current | The Criterion Collection
WEBAug 20, 2001 · It quickly becomes clear that Ordet has little plot in the familiar sense, and no single main hero. The possibility looms that the main action of the film will coalesce around the desire of Anders, the third son, to marry Anne, the daughter of a tailor.
Ordet (1955) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
WEBThe three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father's religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, while middle child Johannes has become delusional and proclaims that he is Jesus Christ himself. When Mikkel's wife, Inger goes into a difficult childbirth, everyone's beliefs are …
Ordet - Wikiwand
WEBOrdet, is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film won the Golden Lion at the 16th Venice International Film Festival, and was the only film by Dreyer to be both a critical and financial success.
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