About Carl Th. Dreyer—My Métier
By August 20, 2001
Carl Th. Dreyer—My Métier works on three aesthetic levels playing off each other. Shot in 35mm black and white, the documentary’s narrative is rich in content. The participants in these Read more »
- Denmark
- 1995
- 94 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.66:1
- Danish
- Spine #128
SYNOPSIS: 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. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this in-depth study of Dreyer’s life and work for the first time on home video.
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Cast
Credits
| Director | Torben Skjødt Jensen |
| Scenario | Torben Skjødt Jensen |
| Assistant director | Prami Larsen |
| Idea | Lars Bo Kimergaard |
| Commentary | Harald Paalgaard |
| Assistant photographer | Birger Bohm |
| Video photographers | Torben Sjkødt Jensen and Prami Larsen |
| Editing | Ghita Beckendorff |
| Producer | Michael Brask |
Disc Features
- Digital transfer, supervised by director Torben Skjødt Jensen
- Rare interview footage and archival material
- Extensive biographical essay by Dreyer scholar Edvin Kau
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- PLUS: A 22-page booklet, including a reprint of Dreyer’s essay “Thoughts on My Metier”
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Film Essays
The Conquerors—An Interview with Torben Skjødt Jensen
By August 20, 2001
I have known Torben Skjødt since 1983. His debut video Englefjæs—which I thought to be very accomplished—was presented during a film week in Silkeborg. A debut work Read more »
Thoughts on My Métier
By August 20, 2001
There is a certain resemblance between a work of art and a person. Just as one can talk about a person’s soul, one can also talk about the work of art’s soul, its personality. The soul is shown through Read more »
Carl Th. Dreyer
By August 20, 2001
Before Lars von Trier, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Andrei Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson there was Carl Th. Dreyer. The first great film artist to pursue the ineffable in cinema, Dreyer gave depth to Read more »
