June 25 - 9:00pm
Carl Dreyer (1955) 126 mins M

Coupling stunning cinematography with delicately realised characterisation, Dreyer’s masterpiece is an exploration into the agonies of true faith as well the fragilities (& ecstasies) of familial bonds. Set in a small rural household, the film tells the tale of a theology student (Preben Lerdorff Rye) whose mind has fractured under the weight of his spiritual deliberations & follows his & his family’s response to his mother’s brittle & mysterious mortality. An awe-inspiring cinematic marvel.
35mm print courtesy of Danish Film Institute.
* Preceded by Day of Wrath at 7.00pm.
* Screens as part of the Carl Dreyer Season.