Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 529 VOTES · DIR. Torben Skjødt Jensen
Overview
Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer—My Metier illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to overlook. Through interviews, historical writings, and rare archival footage, a portrait of Dreyer emerges: an austere perfectionist, yes, but also a passionate man possessing a genuine sense of humor.
Dialogue Timeline — 702 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:33 Those of us who love working on set
00:10:16 I felt very unhappy, and left the theater.
00:14:47 Dreyer filmed Jeanne d'Arc as he would have a documentary
00:18:53 particularly for her, playing the lead.
00:30:05 Almost a little office clerk.
00:32:38 On Day of Wrath we did a lot of preparatory work.
00:35:05 and with a perfectly marvelous artist
00:39:13 and I promise you, yes, you can see it in the film.
00:42:17 Dreyer sat in the sidecar, and I sat on the pillion.
00:44:38 I woke up in the field.
00:47:20 "so what I need is my living expenses for a year."
00:51:27 I don't know how long it took but I did manage to get out.
00:55:02 And he was overjoyed that I was pregnant.
00:58:20 I was so fortunate as to strike a style that
01:01:25 And he said: "Bendtsen! I will tell you why."
01:04:14 when we might be finished for the day
01:09:05 when Dreyer was to shoot Ordet
01:13:01 We would slowly build up the sequence
01:15:30 happened quite by itself, not even because we thought it was good.
01:18:23 and saw that the tablets really were from Paris!
01:20:38 And he got it. Beech leaves.
01:23:50 "Bendtsen, do you see how the trees are reflected in the water?"
01:28:09 Have you had the opportunity to look at modern French cinema?
01:31:08 "that I'd like to give you a token of my appreciation.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed702
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:02:33
Final line01:31:08
Production Record
DirectorTorben Skjødt Jensen
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes529