The parson's widow /
The parson's widow: "Story of a young graduate of divinity who is forced to marry an old parson's widow to obtain the living she held from her dead husband."--Film Index International.
| Uniform Title: | Prästänkan. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | The parson's widow: with English intertitles. Thorvaldsen, Denmark's great sculptor: English title screen; soundtracks: English and Danish. |
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©2004
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| Series: | Blackhawk Films collection.
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| Summary: | The parson's widow: "Story of a young graduate of divinity who is forced to marry an old parson's widow to obtain the living she held from her dead husband."--Film Index International. They caught the ferry: "a chilling and unforgettable miniature on driver safety."--Container. Thorvaldsen, Denmark's great sculptor: "uses the long lenses and confrontational style of The Passion of Joan of Arc to illuminate the search for truth in the work of the greatest Danish sculptor, which turns out to have a surprising affinity with Dreyer's own cinema."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | The parson's widow originally released as motion picture in 1920. They caught the ferry produced in 1948. Thorvaldsen, Denmark's great sculptor produced in 1949. The parson's widow first released in Sweden. Dual-layer format. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. All three films on DVD digitally mastered from 35mm archive prints. The parson's widow is speed-corrected and tinted, with new music. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD-video (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, stereo. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | The parson's widow: produced by Svensk filmindustri ; written by Carl Theodor Dreyer ; photographed by George Schnéevoigt ; English titles by Jan Wahl ; music compiled and performed by Neal Kurz from works composed by Edward Grieg ; produced for video by David Shepard. They caught the ferry (De nȧede færgen): produced by Dansk kulturfilm ; written and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer ; photography and sound by Jørgen Roos ; presented by arrangement with the Danish Film Institute. Thorvaldsen, Denmark's great sculptor: produced by Preben Frank Film for Dansk kulturfilm ; written by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Preben Frank ; directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer ; photographed by Preben Frank ; presented by arrangement with the Danish Film Institute. |