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A study of spiritual faith and love ; the film tells of the death of Inger in childbirth and her resurrection, a miracle that is seen as the result of human love. The film opens as a family of marshland farmers trail a seemingly mad son (Johannes) who calls himself Christ. It closes as Johannes appr...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Danish |
| Language Notes: | Danish language soundtrack with optional English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2001]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
126. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Summary: | A study of spiritual faith and love ; the film tells of the death of Inger in childbirth and her resurrection, a miracle that is seen as the result of human love. The film opens as a family of marshland farmers trail a seemingly mad son (Johannes) who calls himself Christ. It closes as Johannes approaches the open coffin of his sister-in-law and, at the urgings of her child, brings her back to life. |
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| Item Description: | "The classic collection. A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. Based on the play by Kaj Munk. Originally produced as motion picture in 1955. A foreign film (Denmark). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: New digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Henning Bendtsen -- Deleted footage of an interview from Torben Skjødt Jensen's documentary Carl Th. Dreyer--my métier, with actress Birgitte Federspiel -- Stills gallery. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Henning Bendtsen ; editing, Edith Schusel ; music, Poul Schierbeck. |
| ISBN: | 0780024257 |