Carl Theodor Dreyer Collection (11 Films) - 4-Disc Box Set ( Du skal ære din hustru / Mødrehjælpen / Vredens dag / Kampen mod kræften / Landsbykirken / De nåede færgen / Thorvaldsen / Storstrømsbroen / Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg / Ordet / Gertrud ) ( Master of the House / Good Mothers / Day of Wrath / The Struggle Against Cancer / The Danish Village Church / They Caught the Ferry / Thorvaldsen / The Storstrom Bridge / The Castle Within the Castle / The Word / Gertrud )

Carl Theodor Dreyer Collection (11 Films) - 4-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Du skal ære din hustru / Mødrehjælpen / Vredens dag / Kampen mod kræften / Landsbykirken / De nåede færgen / Thorvaldsen / Storstrømsbroen / Et slot i et slot: Krogen og Kronborg / Ordet / Gertrud
Alternate Title: Master of the House / Good Mothers / Day of Wrath / The Struggle Against Cancer / The Danish Village Church / They Caught the Ferry / Thorvaldsen / The Storstrom Bridge / The Castle Within the Castle / The Word / Gertrud
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Linear PCM )
Danish ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
638 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1925 - 1964 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Jørgen Roos

Written By:
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Svend Rindom
Carl Krebs
Bernhard Jensen
Johannes V. Jensen
Kaj Munk
Hjalmar Söderberg

Actors:
Johannes Meyer ..... Viktor Frandsen
Astrid Holm ..... Ida Frandsen
Karin Nellemose ..... Karen Frandsen
Mathilde Nielsen ..... Old Victor's Wetnurse
Clara Schønfeld ..... Alvilda Kryger
Johannes Nielsen ..... Doctor
Petrine Sonne ..... Laundress
Aage Hoffman ..... Dreng - Son
Byril Harvig ..... Barnet - Son
Viggo Lindstrøm
Aage Schmidt
Vilhelm Petersen
Ebbe Neergaard ..... Speaker
Dinah Miller ..... Speaker, English version
Albert Luther ..... Speaker
Ib Koch-Olsen ..... Speaker
Joseph Koch ..... Himself
Sven Ludvigsen ..... Speaker
Nina Pens Rode ..... Gertrud Kanning
Bendt Rothe ..... Gustav Kanning
Ebbe Rode ..... Gabriel Lidman
Baard Owe ..... Erland Jansson
Axel Strøbye ..... Axel Nygen
Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt ..... The Kannings' Maid
Vera Gebuhr ..... Student orator
Lars Knutzon ..... Kanning's mother
Anna Malberg ..... The Rector Magnificus
Edouard Mielche

Synopsis:

Carl Theodor Dreyer is one of world cinema's most enduringly praised filmmakers. His visually arresting, intensely austere style has been a major influence on Lars von Trier, amongst others. This strictly limited edition 3-disc Blu-ray box set, (plus a bonus DVD of extra material) presents a number of his most revered films alongside some of his lesser-known works, and an extensive selection of extra features. Master of the House (1925) | Good Mothers (1942) | Day of Wrath (1943) | The Fight Against Cancer (1947) | The Village Church (1947) | They Caught the Ferry (1948) | Thorsvaldsen (1949) | Storstrom Bridge (1950) | A Castle Within a Castle (1955) | Ordet (1955) | Gertrud (1964)

Master of the House (1925)
Victor Frandsen is a domestic tyrant. His wife Ida has to work as a slave for him and the rest of the family. She rises early to prepare everything for the day, she toils all day long, and she is often up also in the night, doing some sewing to earn extra money for the household. In daytime she is supported by an old woman called Mads, who was Victors' nanny when he was a child. Mads is filled with loathing for Victor's behavior towards his wife, and calls him a brute. She understands that Ida is on the verge of a serious breakdown, and persuades Ida's mother, Mrs. Kryer, to take Ida away. Mads will herself take care of the household and the children for a time. When Victor comes home and finds out that Ida is gone, he gets angry. He asks his daughter, Karen, where her mother is, but she refuses to tell him. She only says that her mother is very ill, and that it will be his fault if she dies. The accusation strikes Victor in his heart, and he sits down, feeling dejected. Karen consoles him, and tells him where her mother is. When Victor arrives at Mrs. Kryer's apartment, looking for his wife, the visiting doctor won't let him in. The doctor tells Victor that Ida has to take a complete rest in the countryside to get well. Victor returns home, broken-hearted, and is now willing to submit himself to Mads' new regime. Mads has become the master of the house, and Victor has to undergo her educational scheme. Step by step he learns to take an active part in the domestic work. Not until he is completely changed, will Mads and Mrs. Kryer let him meet Ida again.
Good Mothers (1942)
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 abortion, but instead he advised her to go to the Mothers' Aid for consultation. She is unmarried, and afraid of losing her job, if she is going to have a baby. The female adviser suggests that she should give birth to the child, and then decide if she should keep it, or have it adopted by someone else. Erna takes part in a course, where she learns how to look after a baby. The last six weeks before the birth she lives in a home for expectant mothers at no expenses for her. The child is born and Erna decides to keep it. She and her child spend the first months in a home for mothers and their babies, which is also free of charge.
Day of Wrath (1943)
The young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th century Denmark.
The Struggle Against Cancer (1947)
A serious warning against neglecting any symptoms which might indicate cancer. Detailed pictures of various stages in the development of this disease are shown, and the means to combat it are described.
The Danish Village Church (1947)
Dreyer's mix of documentary with fiction presenting Denmark's medieval churches.
They Caught the Ferry (1948)
This short movie is meant as a propaganda against fast driving. In 1948 there where no speed limits in Denmark (and only few motor vehicles) but it began to be a problem. The movie tells about a young couple driving on a motorbike to reach the ferry. But death is out after them, as a truck driver on the road. The question is if they will make the ferry, have an appointment with death or both?
Thorvaldsen (1949)
A portrait of some of the most famous works by the great Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Dreyer uses close-ups of Thorvaldsen's reliefs and sculptures and lingers on the essential details of human anatomy.
The Storstrom Bridge (1950)
The films shows the impressive architecture of the longest bridge in Europe, connecting the Danish islands of Masnedø and Falster.
The Castle Within the Castle (1954)
Within its walls, Kronborg Castle in Elsinore contains large sections of another, older castle, Krogen, built by Eric of Pomerania around 1420. Discoveries unearthed during the 1926-1935 restoration of Kronborg made it possible to form a picture of Krogen, illustrated in the film by reconstruction models. The ground plans of the two castles match up perfectly, as Kronborg was built on top of Krogen. Exposed sections of walls, windows and rooms from the old castle can still be seen at Kronborg today.
The Word (1955)
How do we understand faith and prayer, and what of miracles? August 1925 on a Danish farm. Widowed Patriarch Borgen, who's rather prominent in his community, has three sons: Mikkel, a good-hearted agnostic whose wife Inger is pregnant, Johannes, who believes he is Jesus, and Anders, young, slight, in love with the tailor's daughter. The fundamentalist sect of the girl's father is anathema to Borgen's traditional Lutheranism; he opposes the marriage until the tailor forbids it, then Borgen's pride demands that it happen. Unexpectedly, Inger, who is the family's sweetness and light, has problems with her pregnancy. The rational doctor arrives, and a long night brings sharp focus to at least four views of faith.
Gertrud (1964)
In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson. When he also fails to live up to her idealistic standards, she leaves him and imposes on herself a kind of exile of the heart. In flashbacks and in conversations laced with memories, we also learn of her affair with Gabriel, who still wishes she would go off with him, and we learn of her adolescence, with its early expression of her isolating ideal of absolute love.

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