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Oh Frabjous Day!

By Rick, on August 28th, 2008 |

Well, maybe not frabjous, exactly, maybe more like groovy, but Carl Th. Dreyer’s Day of Wrath has a new, digitally-restored print. And now, more people than ever — maybe more than 10? — can see this dark, uncompromising critique of organized Christianity from Denmark’s most illustrious director. In celebration, here’s a still:

GreenCine Daily has the [...]

Image and Mood in Vampyr

By Rick, on August 6th, 2008 |

In 1932’s Vampyr, Carl Th. Dreyer creates a mood of dread and vague dislocation in a variety of ways, from vaguely disquieting images to direction and editing that does not support our notions of continuity. The opening sequence, which follows Allan Grey (Baron Nicholas de Gunzberg as Julian West) as he arrives in the [...]

Art of the Tracking Shot II: The Passion of Joan

By Rick, on July 30th, 2008 |

Marie Falconetti as Joan

No early film maker used tracking shots with more intelligence and originality than Carl Theodor Dreyer. Far from being simply a way to move the camera, or a way of showing off (yes, I’m talking about you, Atonement), in Dreyer’s work they they are integral to the design of [...]

Some Recent Notable DVDs

By Rick, on July 25th, 2008 |

Note: My friends over at MovieZeal write about DVD releases once a week, but they don’t include classics. So as a public service, and because I’m just an altruistic kind of guy, here are some of the recent classic art house releases for your viewing pleasure.

At the top of the list has to be [...]