Dreyer's personal directing is so subtle between genius and madness, his work holds a very high intellectual class and is very fascinating. "Day of Wrath" produced during the Natzi Occupation of Denmark, got a great photo and holds the same religious intensity as his other work. But otherwise, I think "The Passion of Joan of arc" handles the theme better. The story, with its unalleviated gloom and dull pacing, resulted a bit slow and could have been more emotionally moving if it wasn't so riven. However, in this movie, Theodore really shows that he also can create a love story so pitiful and heartbreaking as he can with religion. He has chosen the very best actors for the roles, with Lisbeth Movin and Preben Lerdorff Rye as the two young love birds. Thorkild Roose as the decent father and Sigrid Neiiendam as the malevolent grandmother.
Review of Day of Wrath
