Gertrud

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Not Rated
1964    1h 59mDrama, Romance
7.371%75%
Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls short of her desire for lasting affection. When an old lover returns to her life, fresh disappointments follow, and Gertrud must try to come to terms with reality.

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Cast of Gertrud

  • Nina Pens RodeGertrud
  • Bendt RotheGustav Kanning
  • Ebbe RodeGabriel Lidman
  • Baard OweErland Jansson
  • Axel StrøbyeAxel Nygen
  • Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt
  • Vera Gebuhr
  • Lars Knutzon
  • Anna MalbergKanning's mother
  • Edouard Mielche
  • William Knoblauch
  • Valsø Holm
  • Carl Johan Hviid
  • Carl Theodor DreyerDirector / Writer
  • Jørgen NielsenProducer

Gertrud Ratings & Reviews

  • Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 12, 2025
    Absolutely incredible. A dialogue driven film about relationships and love. Generally it plays out with static shots of two person conversations leading to intense analysis of both people and communication. The dialogue is truly phenomenal and some lines, words even drop like an ice-block sliding down a staircase. It's theatre on the screen but the rigidity, the measured pace and the quality of every meticulous detail shown makes it a pure joy from start to finish. Blown away. Highly recommended, especially to snobby-wanker types.

 

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