Review of Gertrud (1964) by Steve G — 21 Apr 2015

Two hours of pansies pleading with a putrid hussy to stay with them. This slut gets around. Listen up, everyone. She knows everything about love, despite being the biggest failure at it. Does no one ever make eye contact? Soapy melodrama. Why is everyone making a big deal about this bore? I've never rolled my eyes more. It was almost continuous. What a terrible witch. The most awful kind of pseudo-feminism, that justifies horrific behavior, & emo-ridden, attention-seeking neediness -- wanting a real man, and getting upset that he won't act like an emotional woman, with phony imaginings of perfect love. And so, shall you end up lonely. Good. Stupid confusing of love and emotion. She may be my least favorite character in movie history. Every time something bad happened to her, I cheered. I don't know who was worse -- her, or the simpering wimps bleating for her.

No one's good enough for this whore. When in reality, she's not good enough for anyone. Her fate proves this out.

There's a celestial look to all Dreyer films. This is the only plus. The cinematography is lovely and there are a handful of nice visuals, but overall these characters needed a good slap.

There are flashes of brilliant shots, but nothing more.