Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Ordet [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: ORD020 | Criterion CollectionLanguage: Danish Summary language: English Series: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 126. | Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2001.Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

0780024257

Other title:

Word
Title on container: Carl Th. Dreyer's Ordet

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

PN1997 .O73 2001

Production credits:

Photography, Henning Bendtsen ; editing, Edith Schusel ; music, Poul Schierbeck.

Cast: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Cay Kristiansen, Birgitte Federspiel.Summary: A study of spiritual faith and love ; the film tells of the death of Inger in childbirth and her resurrection, a miracle that is seen as the result of human love. The film opens as a family of marshland farmers trail a seemingly mad son (Johannes) who calls himself Christ. It closes as Johannes approaches the open coffin of his sister-in-law and, at the urgings of her child, brings her back to life.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD 0052 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050089000

Originally produced as motion picture in 1955.

Special features: Stills gallery.

Based on the play by Kaj Munk.

Special features include: New digital transfer ; deleted footage of an interview from Torben Skjødt Jensen's documentary Carl Th. Dreyer : my métier, with actress Birgitte Federspiel ; stills gallery.

DVD.

Danish language soundtrack (mono) with optional English subtitles.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Welcome to the

AVRC Library Catalogue

Ordet [videorecording] /