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- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 014381021622
- WAPI (Tower ID): 106966995
- Studio: Image Entertainment, Inc.
- Release Date: September 21, 2004
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #38654 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #6112 in Drama (See Top 100 Drama Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Carl-Theodor Dreyer: The Parson's Widow/ They Caught the Ferry/ Thorvaldsen" starring Carl Theodor Dreyer to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Carl-Theodor Dreyer: The Parson's Widow/ They Caught the Ferry/ Thorvaldsen"Browse more products related to "Carl Theodor Dreyer"Distributor NoteOne of the world's greatest directors, Carl-Theodor Dreyer has long been hailed for such masterpieces as The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, Day of Wrath and Ordet. Now we meet a different Dreyer who engages with broad humor, then gradually guides to a wise, bittersweet resolution. Aspiring parson Sofren is engaged to Mari, but her father won't allow them to marry until Sofren gets a ministry. He's hired by a small rural congregation only to discover that according to local custom, the widow of the deceased pastor may marry his successor. An aged woman who has already buried three earlier husbands, Dame Margarete asserts her right in order to keep her home, but Sofren also brings Mari to the parish claiming that she is his sister. The two plan to wait for the elderly woman to die. When it appears she might be eternal, Sofren begins a series of silly pranks to hasten the old lady's end, but before her death her wisdom, dignity and selflessness teach the young couple a great deal about fundamental humanity. Called "the first real Dreyer film," The Parson's Widow (aka The Witch Woman) prefigures key themes in his later work. Beautifully photographed in the 17th-century museum village of Lillehammer, Norway, the film's original luminous quality is captured in this digitally mastered edition from a 35mm camera-negative print. Plus two rare Dreyer shorts! They Caught the Ferry (1948, 12 mins.) adapts the technique of Dreyer's horror/fantasy Vampyr to a chilling and unforgettable miniature on driver safety. Thorvaldsen (1949, 11 mins.) uses the long lenses and confrontational style of The Passion of Joan of Arc to illuminate the search for truth in the work of the greatest Danish sculptor, which turns out to have a surprising affinity with Dreyer's own cinema. All three films digitally mastered from 35mm archive prints. The Parson's Widow is speed-corrected and tinted, with new music compiled by Neal Kurz from the works of Edvard Grieg. Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesA lighthearted departure from Dreyer's more well-known films such as THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC and VAMPYR, THE PARSON'S WIDOW is a silent comedy that follows the romance of Sofren, who is studying to be a parson, his lovely amour Mari. Mari's father won't allow the couple to marry until Sofren has his own ministry, which he hastens to do; once installed in his parish, however, he learns of a troubling local custom that allows the widow of the former parson to marry his successor. The widow Margarete, who is so aged that she has already buried three husbands, exercises her right to a fourth, but Sofren brings Mari with him anyway, calling her his sister. When it begins to seem as though the old lady will never expire, the young lovebirds begin a series of humorous exploits to hasten the process. This release also boasts two rare Dreyer shorts: THEY CAUGHT THE FERRY is a horror fantasy about driver safety in the vein of VAMPYR, and THORVALDSEN is Dreyer's exploration of the sculptor's life and work. If You Enjoy "Carl-Theodor Dreyer: The Parson's Widow/ They Caught the Ferry/ Thorvaldsen (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Carl-Theodor Dreyer: The Parson's Widow/ They Caught the Ferry/ Thorvaldsen (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Drama Bestselling DVDs
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