Carl Theodor Dreyer
Also known as Carl Th. Dreyer
dansk filmregissör (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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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1968
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Carl Th. Dreyer, Gertrud ; L'Aide aux mères
- La parola (Ordet)
- Digte
- La Passione di Giovanna d'Arco, di Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Writing Vampyr
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Film & TV
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.…
Known for
- 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
Article · Svenska
Carl Theodor Dreyer Nilsson (mest känd som Carl Th. Dreyer eller Carl Dreyer), född 3 februari 1889 i Köpenhamn, död där den 20 mars 1968 (i stadsdelen Frederiksberg), var en av dansk filmregissör och manusförfattare med svenskt påbrå. Trots en blygsam produktion (14 långfilmer och åtta kortfilmer under 44 år, varav bara fem långfilmer efter stumfilmstiden) betraktas han som en av världens främsta filmregissörer, vars bildspråk påverkat regissörer som Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson, Andrej Tarkovskij, Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais och landsmannen Lars von Trier.
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