Ordet (1955)

Guionista:

Kaj Munk (play)

Release Date:

10 enero 1955 (Denmark)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Religious Differences | Insanity | Faith | Agnostic | Widower

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Haunting and Beautiful Film

Cast

(in alphabetical order)

Hanne Agesen	...	Karen, a Servant (uncredited)
Kirsten Andreasen	...	(uncredited)
Sylvia Eckhausen	...	Kirstin Petersen (uncredited)
Birgitte Federspiel	...	Inger, Mikkel's Wife (uncredited)
Ejner Federspiel	...	Peter Petersen (uncredited)
Emil Hass Christensen	...	Mikkel Borgen (uncredited)
Cay Kristiansen	...	Anders Borgen (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye	...	Johannes Borgen (uncredited)
Henrik Malberg	...	Morten Borgen (uncredited)
Gerda Nielsen	...	Anne Petersen (uncredited)
Ann Elisabeth Rud	...	Maren Borgen, Mikkel's Daughter (uncredited)
Ove Rud	...	Pastor (uncredited)
Susanne Rud	...	Lilleinger Borgen, Mikkel's Daughter (uncredited)
Henry Skjær	...	The Doctor (uncredited)
Edith Trane	...	Mette Maren (uncredited)

También conocida como:

The Word
Ordet (Argentina) [es]
Palabra (Ordet), La (Spain) [es]

Duración:

126 min

País:

Denmark

Idioma:

Danish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16

Company:

Palladium Film

Trivialidades:

The set for the final scene in Carl Th. Dreyer's 1943 film VREDENS DAG was recreated twelve years later for the final scene of his film of this film. As well, actress Birgitte Federspiel was cast as Inger in this version of ORDET because of her facial resemblance to actress Lisbeth Movin as Anne in VREDENS DAG, allowing Dreyer to create somewhat of a reversal of the final scene in this picture.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in From Dreyer to von Trier: An Interview with Cinematographer Henning Bendtsen (2005) (V)

A Haunting and Beautiful Film

Before watching 'Ordet' I was not familiar with Carl Theodore Dreyer's sound films. Having previously watched his beautiful 'La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc', I knew what kind of motifs and themes were going to be prevalent - the strong female character and the emphasis on religion. However as soon as 'Ordet' started and until its conclusion, I was mesmerised and it personally hit me much more effectively than 'Passion'. What has been called by many as Dreyer's masterpiece is also my definition of a perfect piece of cinema. The relatively slow pace of the narrative and the lack of much of Kaj Munk's original dialogue may put some off, but if anything it enhances not only the emotive performances, but also the sense of uneasiness; of lost faith and of lost loved ones. In theory, the ending of this film shouldn't work, but it somehow manages to pull off the surprising and still be effective. By the conclusion of 'Ordet' you can believe that miracles can happen. Dreyer enables us to witness a miracle using a display of his faith combined with his stunning Mise en scène. I may not be sure about God, but this film made you think about the possibilities without preaching any kind of sentimentality and that in my opinion warrants a 10 rating. Essential viewing!