Day of Wrath
Set in seventeenth-century Denmark, Day of Wrath is a dark and powerful tale of love and betrayal, and of a community obsessed with the fear of witchcraft. A priest tortures a confession out of an old woman accused of witchcraft; meanwhile his young wife (whose own mother has been suspected of being a witch) meets and falls in love with the priest's son by a former marriage. Seen by some as an allegory of the Nazi occupation of Denmark, by others as an indictment of male domination and suppression of strong women, 'Day of Wrath' is a stunning example of the humanity, artistic power and technical mastery of Carl Dreyer's art.
Year: 1943
Genre: Scandinavian Cinema, Witches and Wizards, Spiritual Cinema
Country: Denmark
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Thorkild Roose, Sigrid Nejiendam, Lisbeth Movin
Duration: 110 Minutes
Rating: M
Subtitles: Yes
8/10
Location in store: Foreign (Scandinavia)
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