Carl Theodor Dreyer Movies

A wordless ode to the Storstrom bridge.

A young bank clerk Karl Fribert falls hopelessly in love with the celebrated operetta primadonna Lydia, and faithfully and chivalrously puts his...

When a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.

The Mothers' Aid is a state-funded institution with branches all over Denmark. Erna, a young pregnant woman, has asked a doctor to carry out an...

A judge sees his illegitimate daughter face trial for infanticide. He's certain that she will receive the death sentence.

A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her...

Documentary about the making and reception of Carl Th. Dreyer's final movie, "Gertrud."

I made this little film portrait of Dreyer on the 17th of September 1965, in New York. He said he was very interested in what I was trying to do in...

Documentary exploring Denmark’s ancient churches.

A man and a woman on a motorcycle arrive with a ferry to Assens. They want to catch the next ferry in Nyborg, on the other side of the island, but...

he laws governing old age pensions in Denmark have recently been consolidated, and the rates of pensions improved. The film opens with visits to...

A Danish PSA urging people to see the doctor before it's too late to cure their cancer.

Documentary about Carl Theodor Dreyer and his film Gertrud.

1919 film by August Blom

Documentary short film about the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), one of the most famous Danish sculptors, who spent a good part of his life...

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French...

On his way home from a business trip, the young detective Karl Frank meets the siblings Kuno and Margit von Krall. Immediately captivated by...

French actress Maria Falconetti (1892-1946) traveled a winding road from her glory days in luminous Paris, in the 1920s, to her last days in Buenos...