Ordet DVD
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Film Details
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Produced in 1954
Main Language - DANISH with English subtitles
Countries & Regions - Scandinavian Film
Film Description
Dreyer's film, which must be one of the most beautifully photographed films ever made, explores the gulf between religious orthodoxy and true faith. The simplicity and luminescence of the rural setting only adds to the power of the understated drama, in which son Johannes believes he is the reincarnated Christ. Questioning where truth, miracles and madness overlap, this is film as a true art form. It's also one of the Vatican's top 10 recommended films and features what Paul Schrader describes as 'one of the greatest moments in film history'.
DVD Details
Certificate: 12
Publisher: BFI
Length: 119 mins
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region: 2
Cat No: BFIVD665
Format: DVD B&W
Subtitles: English
DVD Extras
- Ordet Og Lyset (Helga Theilgaard, 2001, 33 mins) - a documentary about cinematographer Henning Bendtsen and the making of Ordet
- Thorvaldsen (1949, 10 mins)
- Storstrom Bridge (1950, 7 mins)
- Fully illustrated booklet including essays by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg and Philip Horne.
Film Stills
Community Reviews
by Anon on 31st May 2005
A film that takes its time beautifully. Like F.W. Murnau's 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans' and Jean Cocteau's 'La Testament D'Orphee' this is cinema as poetry. The cam... Read on
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