Carl Theodor Dreyer is one of world cinema's most enduringly praised filmmakers. His visually arresting, intensely austere style has been a major influence on Lars von Trier and Carlos Reygadas, amongst others. Released by the BFI on 20 April 2015, this strictly limited edition Blu-ray
box set presents a number of his most revered films alongside some of his lesser-known fiction and documentary shorts, as well as an extensive selection of extra features.
The eleven films included in this set are:
- Master of the House (1925)
- Good Mothers (1942)
- Day of Wrath (1943)
- The Fight Against Cancer (1947)
- The Village Church (1947)
- They Caught the Ferry (1948)
- Thorsvaldsen (1949)
- Storstrøm Bridge (1950)
- A Castle Within a Castle (1955)
- Ordet (1955)
- Gertrud (1964)
Special Features:
- Newly remastered High Definition presentations of all Dreyer films
- Alternative English and Danish intertitled versions of Master of the House
- Master of the House Restoration Demonstration (2010, 4 mins): split-screen comparison
- Alternative presentation of Day of Wrath with English opening and closing sequences
- Day of Wrath audio commentary with Dreyer expert Casper Tybjerg
- The Cross (Tag Gallagher, 2009, 20 mins): video essay on Day of Wrath
- Ordet Og Lyset (Helga Theilgaard, 2001, 35 mins): interview with cinematographer Henning Bendtsen
- Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud (Christiane Habich, Reinhard Wulf, 1994, 29 mins): documentary featurette
- Carl Th. Dreyer Interviewed by Julian Jebb (1965, 8 mins): rare BBC archive film of Dreyer
- Carl Th. Dreyer – My Métier (Torben Skjødt Jensen, 1995, 93 mins): acclaimed feature-length documentary
- My Métier interview outtakes (1995, 80 mins): in-depth interviews with Dreyer collaborators
- Jørgen Roos archive (1949-65, 8 mins): a selection of Dreyer-related archival film material
- DR Danish television archive (1965-68, 13 mins): rare Dreyer footage and interviews with collaborators
- An Introduction to the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer by Henning Camre (2003, 10 mins, audio only)
- An Interview with Ove Brusendorff of the Danish Film Museum (date unknown, 16 mins, audio only)
- Booklet essays by Casper Tybjerg, Philip Kemp, Ilona Halberstadt, Philip Horne, Tom Milne and Nick Wrigley