Day Of Wrath

A Film by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Carl Theodor Dreyer made this film during the Nazi occupation of Denmark and, similar to the way Arthur Miller demonised the Hayes Code in his play ‘The Crucible’, DAY OF WRATH uses the larger narrative of witch-hunts to point out the paranoid obsession of the period. The story follows Anne, the wife of a much older and well-respected pastor. When Anne falls in love with her stepson, Martin, a devastating series of events is triggered.

Special Features:'

• All new restored print
• Short films by Carl Theodor Dryer: THORVALDSEN and ET SLOT I ET SLOT/A CASTLE WITHIN A CASTLE
• Interviews with the cast and crew, from Torben Skjødt Jensen's MY METIER
• Insert essay by the Jonathan Rosenbaum, Film Critic for Chicago Reader

Critic Reviews:

• " Dreyer's impious, anarchic drama is a cry of rage at abusive authority, whether political, familial, religious, or moral; he celebrates erotic love as the natural order of things. " – Richard Brody

• " I'd be saving a spot for it near the top of my 10-best list if the movie hadn't been made 65 years ago. " – Andrew O'Hehir

• " Dreyer goes to the Christian heart of the matter in this film. Damned powerful. " – Dan Jardine