OrdetPG

Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer | Denmark | 1955 | 2h 5m | Danish/subs. | Starring Kirsten Andreasen, Sylvia Eckhausen, Hanne Agesen, Birgitte Federspiel

Based on a 1932 play by Kaj Munk, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s enigmatic parable on the power of faith focuses on a devout parson and his three sons living in a remote part of Jutland during the 1920s. Religious intolerance and family tensions lie at the heart of this beautifully shot masterpiece, exploring the limits of organised religion and the division between holiness and worldliness.

Reviews

‘A gripping and eerie tragedy of the supernatural…A film with a hypnotic, irresistible stare.’ ★★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Guaranteed to make you levitate from your cinema seat in awe.’ ★★★★★ David Jenkins, Little White Lies

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