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- Gertrud is about the martyrdom of a woman who seeks perfection in a flawed world. Its surface, is as still, and tranquil, as a lake in a park, but underneath, everything is turmoil and volcanic emotion
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Gertrud is a 1964 Danish drama film written and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer; it is based on the 1906 play of the same name by Hjalmar Söderberg. The title role of Gertrud Kanning is played by Nina Pens Rode, with Bendt Rothe as her husband, Gustav Kanning, and Baard Owe as her lover, Erland Jansson.
Dec 17, 2013 · Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968), like Orson Welles, is generally considered one of the greatest of filmmakers in spite of a relatively small output spread over half a century. Gertrud, his final and perhaps most personal film, is unlike most of his earlier work.
Gertrud. Carl Dreyer’s last film neatly crowns his career: a meditation on tragedy, individual will and the refusal to compromise. A woman leaves her unfulfilling marriage and embarks on a search for ideal love—but neither a passionate affair with a younger man nor the return of an old romance can provide the answer she seeks.
- Gertrud Kanning
Carl Theodor Dreyer’s final masterpiece centres on a woman who rejects the compromise of her marriage and retreats into a serene isolation. Adapted from a 1906 play by Hjalmar Söderberg, Gertrud is the story of a woman’s search for a romantic ideal of total and perfect love.
Gertrud: Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. With Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Baard Owe. In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson.
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- Drama, Romance
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- 1966-06-02
Jun 1, 2024 · Directed by the visionary Carl Theodor Dreyer, the movie presents a thought-provoking narrative that explores themes of love, passion, and the pursuit of happiness. The film follows Gertrud, a middle-aged woman who decides to leave her comfortable life behind in search of true love and fulfillment.
Gertrud, based on a 1906 play by Hjalmar Söderberg, was Dreyer’s last film. The spirit of Söderberg’s play is naturalistic, while Dreyer’s film is exquisitely stylised, seeking tragedy. In a rare move for Dreyer, there are almost no close-ups.
