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 Metie” 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 humour.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 35 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, 1995
- Genre
- Documentary, Biographical
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Torben Skjødt Jensen
- Screenplay
- Torben Skjødt Jensen, Lars Bo Kimergaard, Prami Larsen
- Cinematography
- Harald Gunnar Paalgard
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Documentary
- Best Documentary.
Director
Torben Skjødt Jensen
Torben Skjødt Jensen was born 1958. Studied movies from 1978 to 1981 at Copenhagen University. Torben was one of the pioneers experimenting with video-art in the 80’s, and during this period he produced more than 100 music videos. In 1990 he had a breakthrough with the drama documentary “It’s a Blue World” about Danish artist Hans Henrik Lerfeldt, and won first prize at the San Sebastian film festival in 1991. In 1996 his portrait-documentary “Min Metier” about the famous Danish director Carl Th. Dreyer was nominated for a Bodil, and received a Robert as best documentary of the year.
