Day of Wrath in 35mm

(1943, 97m, Danish w/English subtitles) dir Carl Theodor Dreyer w/Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Thorkild Roose. Young and unhappily married Anne (Movin) is thrown into turmoil as local deacons, including her elderly husband (Roose), accuse her neighbors of witchcraft. When she falls in love with her stepson, she treads in dangerous waters. Made during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Day of Wrath is a brilliant tale of accusation and persecution.

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Read on Perisphere:

“Satan’s Ghastly Abacus: Thoughts on Two Burnings by Carl Theodor Dreyer” Sophie Durbin compares Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Day of Wrath to his other witch burning movie, The Passion of Joan of Arc.

“The Fierce and Downcast Eyes of Day of Wrath” Ryan Sanderson examines Dreyer’s unmatched cinematic craftsmanship in character building throughout Day of Wrath.