Drama · Romance
Danish
1964 · Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer · 119 min
Copenhagen, early 1900s. Gertrud, a former singer married to an ambitious lawyer, believes in a love that is total or nothing. Carl Theodor Dreyer's final film is a hushed, formal chamber drama about conversation, desire and what a person will not give up.
Why it matters in cinema history
A late, austere landmark of European art cinema, made when cinema was speeding up around it. It is often cited as one of the purest examples of a director working against fashion.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a film about how people place themselves in space and in conversation, not only about what they say.
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