From Rio to Dreyer's archive

RESEARCH. The relationship between body and words in the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer has long been the subject of interest for the Brazilian researcher Laura Erber. For the past three months she has…

News

Rooted in classic animation

09. mar 2018 | PROFILE. A. Film is behind animated classics like 'Jungle Jack,' Journey to Saturn' and 'Terkel in Trouble.' Their latest release, 'The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear,' is a local hit that screened in…

Chains of Dreams: Carl Th. Dreyer

“Something made to move has to move a crowd”, Dreyer once stated. Dreyer wanted mass catharsis, the way Greek theatre did, or maybe the way college basketball does, with thousands of pulses synched…

Mads Brügger's first fiction film to Tribeca

08. mar 2018 | WORLD PREMIERE. Mads Brügger's feature fiction debut 'The Saint Bernard Syndicate,' following two friends on a Chinese dog business adventure, is world-premiering in April at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

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Working method

Dreyer is known for his meticulous research and his eye for detail. Explore the articles about Dreyer's working methods.

Themes

Where did Dreyer's interest lie? What themes and subjects did he place under his magnifying glass? See all articles in the Themes section:

Democrats no longer banned in Zimbabwe

02. mar 2018 | INTERVIEW. Camilla Nielsson’s documentary 'Democrats,' about the making of Zimbabwe’s first democratic constitution after more than 30 years under the dictatorship of Mugabe, was banned by the country’s…

Winter Brothers dares to be different

22. feb 2018 | DREYER AWARD. Hlynur Pálmason's debut feature 'Winter Brothers' adds the distinguished Dreyer Award to its list of Danish and international merits. Producer Per Damgaard Hansen suggests how a daringly artistic…