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Ordet ("The Word")
(1955)
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, written by Carl Theodor Dreyer based on the play by Kaj Munk
It is very hard to be objective about Ordet. Dreyer's masterpiece
has the potential to be so subjectively powerful that you can literally
build your own worship experience around it. Made nearly 50 years ago
and set in the mid-twenties, it is still very transcendent and capable
of packing an insightful wallop if one remains open to its dynamic spiritual
overtones. This is a film about testing, trials, perseverance and holding out
for the miraculous. Ordet has the potential to be a deeply moving
experience, and should be seen by all who are willing to take time and
set their eyes on "the substance of things hoped for and the evidence
of things unseen." Read the full
review by Stef Loy at The Film Forum. Additional
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