Gertrud
Directed by Carl Theodor DreyerHopeless 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.
Where to Watch Gertrud
- Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 12, 2025Absolutely 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.
Gertrud Trivia
Gertrud was released on December 19, 1964.
Gertrud was directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.
Gertrud has a runtime of 1h 59m.
Gertrud was produced by Jørgen Nielsen.
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.
The key characters in Gertrud are Gertrud (Nina Pens Rode), Gustav Kanning (Bendt Rothe), Gabriel Lidman (Ebbe Rode).
Gertrud is rated Not Rated.
Gertrud is a Drama, Romance film.
Gertrud has an audience rating of 7.5 out of 10.