Review of Ordet (1955) by Emre T — 20 Feb 2010
Carl Dreyer's great 1954 film is concerned with the moral and metaphysical shadings of love: Is it a thing of sex or of the spirit?... Dreyer's direction has been described as too theatrical, perhaps because the action is largely confined to the farmhouse set, yet the spatial explorations of his camera and cutting are profoundly cinematic and expressive.
The film is extremely sensual in its spareness, a paradox always at the center of Dreyer's work.
This review of Ordet (1955) was written by Emre T on 20 Feb 2010.
Ordet has generally received very positive reviews.
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