"You know secrets aren’t always something we are trying to hide, just something we have no one to tell to"
I'm writing this review after rewatching this incredible film. I decided to revisit it as I had what can only be described as a crisis of confidence in my love of this film. My relationship with this film was very much love at first sight, however, after a couple months had passed, I feared the relationship was going stale. I…
One of my favourite films in Dreyer's canon, Day Of Wrath is a great story told with finesse.
With a twisted tale of jealousy, self-preservation and fanaticism Dreyer creates a hole world in such a physically small space. This film showcases Dreyer firing on all cylinders with exquisite cinematography which makes the faces of the main characters leap out with pure emotion. What Dreyer does perfectly in this (and a number of his other films) is to let the actors…
It's almost impossible to talk about Dreyer without mentioning Ibsen, and this is no more true than in Master Of The House.
Watching this, I could see Dreyer finding his balance with the concept of the (almost) one-room social drama, which he would later perfect. Of coarse, this is one of Dreyer's earlier films, however watching this retrospectively knowing what films are to come, it reads like a greatest hits of Dreyer tropes. I see this film as one of…
I feel like this is the Woody Allen equivalent of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope - it's one of his best ideas for a film, however the execution leaves something to be desired.
I really wanted to love this film, but honestly I can’t say I did.
On paper and from what I had heard this film seemed like it would be my thing. Socialism and Surrealism - to me that’s a perfect match. However this film just felt like someone tapping a knife on the side of the glass. It acted all high and sophisticated, trying to grab everyone’s attention as it believed it had something very important to say. Tapping the…
