
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play ORDET A Film by Carl Theodor Dreyer A tale of miraculous resurrection brought about by human love Ordet is an extraordinary expression of spiritual optimism without being either sentimental or pious Religious intolerance & family tensions lie at the heart of the film which explores the clash between orthodox religions & true faith Dreyer achieves its powerful effects in deceptively simple ways & has produced in its closing moments one of the most extraordinary scenes in all cinema Winner Golden Lion 1955 Venice Film Festival DVD Extras Ordet Og Lyset (Helga Theilgaard 2001 33 mins) a documentary about cinematographer Henning Bendtsen & the making of Ordet Thorvaldsen (Dreyer 1949 10 mins) Storstrom Bridge (Dreyer 1950 7 mins) Fully illustrated booklet including essays by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg (University of Copenhagen) & Philip Horne (UCL) Denmark 1955 black & white Danish language English subtitles 119 minutes Ratio 1331 Region 2 DVD