June 25 - 7:00pm
Carl Dreyer (1943) 100 mins M

Anna, the young 2nd wife of a much older pastor, falls in love with her stepson. Filmed during the Nazi occupation, Dreyer’s harrowing account of individual helplessness in the light of increasing social repression & paranoia is also one of the great films about witchcraft & female sexuality. Exquisitely photographed & passionately acted, it provides an intense, austere & indelible viewing experience.
Preceded by
Good Mothers Carl Dreyer (1942) 11 mins A documentary of an unmarried mother who is nurtured & supported by the Danish social service. Provides a clear & socially conscious line counter to the Nazi propaganda espoused in occupation-era newsreels.
35mm print courtesy of Danish Film Institute.
* Followed by Ordet at 9.00pm.
* Screens as part of the Carl Dreyer Season.