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Carl Th. Dreyer, my métier /

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This exhaustive documentary surveys the career of one of the great motion picture directors, following Dreyer's life through interviews with the director and his colleagues, film clips and archival materials.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Steen Herdel filmproduktion, Unni Straume Filmproduksjon A/S, Janus Films, Home Vision (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Skjødt Jensen, Torben, Dreyer, Carl Theodor, 1889-1968
Format: Video DVD
Language:Danish
English
French
Language Notes:Narration in English; interviews in Danish and French with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 128.
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects:
Dreyer, Carl Theodor, > 1889-1968.
Dreyer, Carl Theodor, > 1889-1968 > Interviews.
Motion picture producers and directors > Denmark > Biography.
Motion picture producers and directors > Denmark > Interviews.
Documentary films.
Motion pictures, Danish.
Motion pictures, Norwegian.
Description
Summary:This exhaustive documentary surveys the career of one of the great motion picture directors, following Dreyer's life through interviews with the director and his colleagues, film clips and archival materials.
Item Description:"The classic collection. A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
Originally produced in 1995.
A foreign film (Norway, Denmark).
Special features: Digital transfer, supervised by director Torben Skjødt Jensen -- Rare interview footage and archival material -- Extensive biographical essay by Dreyer scholar Edvin Kau -- A 20-page booklet, including a reprint of Dreyer's essay, "Thoughts on my métier."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital stereo; RDSL dual-layer ed.; aspect ratio: 1.66:1.
ISBN:0780024559