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Ordet

Ordet
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Price: £13.93
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Format: DVD
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Screen: Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: Danish
Subtitles: English
No. of Disks: 1
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 13 March 2006
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A tale of miraculous resurrection brought about by human love, Ordet is an extraordinary expression of spiritual optimism without being either sentimental or pious. Religious intolerance and family tensions lie at the heart of the film, which explores the clash between orthodox religions and true faith. Dreyer achieves its powerful effects in deceptively simple ways, and has produced, in its closing moments, one of the most extraordinary scenes in all cinema.

Special Features

  • Ordet Og Lyset - a documentary about cinematographer Henning Bendtsen and the ma
  • Thorvaldsen.
  • Storstrom Bridge.
  • Fully illustrated booklet including essays by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg.