ORDET A Film by Carl Theodor Dreyer A tale of miraculous resurrection brought about by human love, Ordet is an extraordinary expression of spiritual optimism without being either sentimental or pious. Religious intolerance and family tensions lie at the heart of the film, which explores the clash between orthodox religions and true faith. Dreyer achieves its powerful effects in deceptively simple ways, and has produced, in its closing moments, one of the most extraordinary scenes in all cinema. Winner, Golden Lion, 1955 Venice Film Festival DVD Extras Ordet Og Lyset (Helga Theilgaard, 2001, 33 mins): a documentary about cinematographer Henning Bendtsen and the making of Ordet Thorvaldsen (Dreyer, 1949, 10 mins) Storstrom Bridge (Dreyer, 1950, 7 mins) Fully illustrated booklet including essays by Dreyer scholar Casper Tybjerg (University of Copenhagen) and Philip Horne (UCL) Denmark | 1955 | black & white | Danish language English subtitles | 119 minutes | Ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 DVD