Carl Theodor Dreyer
Also known as Carl Th. Dreyer
Danish film director (1889–1968)
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Carl Theodor Dreyer was a Danish film director who worked from the early 1900s until his death in 1968, becoming one of the most influential figures in cinema history. He is remembered for his innovative approach to filmmaking and his contributions to the development of film as an art form during a transformative period in the medium's evolution.
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Directing · Copenhagen, Denmark
Carl Theodor Dreyer (3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director. He is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in cinema. His best known films include The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932), Day of Wrath (1943), Ordet (1955), and Gertrud (1964). Dreyer was born illegitimate in Copenhagen, Denmark.…
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- Dreyer's Gertrud — Self (archive footage)2022
- Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema — Self (archive footage)2020
- Nitrate Flames — Himself (archive footage)2015
- Carl Dreyer — Himself2006
- Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier — Himself1995
- Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud1994
- The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer1982
- A Life's Work – Carl Th. Dreyer's Jesus Film — Self (archive footage)1970
- Diaries, Notes, and Sketches — Self1968
- Carl Th. Dreyer — Self1966
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Carl Theodor Dreyer ( Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈtsʰe̝ːotɒ ˈtʁɑjˀɐ]; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, his movies are noted for emotional austerity and slow, stately pacing, frequent themes of social intolerance, the inseparability of fate and death, and the power of evil in earthly life.
His 1928 movie The Passion of Joan of Arc is considered to be one of the greatest of all time, renowned for its cinematography and use of close-ups. It frequently appears on Sight & Sound's lists of the greatest films ever made, and in 2012's poll, it was voted the ninth-best film by critics and 37th by directors.