96 minutes
12/28/1995
Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer—My Metier illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to overlook. Through interviews, historical writings, and rare archival footage, a portrait of Dreyer emerges: an austere perfectionist, yes, but also a passionate man possessing a genuine sense of humor.
Henning Jensen
as Dreyer's Voice
Henning Bendtsen
as Interview Subject
Helene Falconetti
as Interview Subject
Birgitte Federspiel
as Interview Subject
Preben Lerdorff Rye
as Interview Subject
Lisbeth Movin
as Interview Subject
Baard Owe
as Interview Subject
Jørgen Roos
as Interview Subject
Axel Strøbye
as Interview Subject
Carl Theodor Dreyer
as Himself