Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker (Screen Classics)

Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889--1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, __The Passion of Joan of Arc__ (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In 1955 Dreyer granted twenty-three-year-old American student Jan Wahl the extraordinary opportunity to spend a unique and unforgettable summer with him during the filming of __Ordet__ ( __The Word__ [1955]). __Carl Theodor Dreyer and__ Ordet: __My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker__ is a captivating account of Wahl's time with the director, based on Wahl's daily journal accounts and transcriptions of his conversations with Dreyer. Offering a glimpse into the filmmaker's world, Wahl fashions a portrait of Dreyer as a man, mentor, friend, and director. Wahl's unique and charming account is supplemented by exquisite photos of the filming and by selections from Dreyer's papers, including his notes on film style, his introduction for the actors before the filming of __Ordet,__ and a visionary lecture he delivered at Edinburgh. __Carl Theodor Dreyer and__ Ordet details one student's remarkable experiences with a legendary director and the unlikely bond formed over a summer. Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (18891968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In 1955 Dreyer granted twenty-three-year-old American student Jan Wahl the extraordinary opportunity to spend a unique and unforgettable summer with him during the filming of Ordet ( The Word [1955]). Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker is a captivating account of Wahls time with the director, based on Wahls daily journal accounts and transcriptions of his conversations with Dreyer. Offering a glimpse into the filmmakers world, Wahl fashions a portrait of Dreyer as a man, mentor, friend, and director. Wahls unique and charming account is supplemented by exquisite photos of the filming and by selections from Dreyers papers, including his notes on film style, his introduction for the actors before the filming of Ordet, and a visionary lecture he delivered at Edinburgh. Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet details one students remarkable experiences with a legendary director and the unlikely bond formed over a summer. Jan Wahl is the author of more than one hundred books for all ages. His books include How the Children Stopped the Wars, The Art Collector, Through a Lens Darkly, and DEAR STINKPOT: Letters From Louise Brooks. He lives in Toledo, OH. Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). Named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, the classic film and its legendary director still exert strong influence even today. In 1955, Jan Wahl, an American student, had the extraordinary opportunity at the age of twenty to spend a unique and unforgettable summer with Dreyer as the director filmed Ordet or The Word (1955). Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker is a captivating account of Wahl's time with the director, based on Wahl's daily journal accounts and transcriptions of his conversations with Dreyer. Offering a glimpse into the filmmaker's world, Wahl fashions a portrait of Dreyer as a man, mentor, friend, and director. Wahl's unique and charming account is supplemented by exquisite photos of the filming and by selections from Dreyer's papers, including his notes on film style, his introduction for the actors before the filming of Ordet, and a visionary lecture he delivered at Edinburgh. Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet details one student's remarkable experiences with a legendary director and the unlikely bond formed over a summer Introduction Pastries at Rungsted Small room with a view Sardines and cigars Lambs in the front yard A feeling for atmosphere The rain and the fiddle Magic of the lens Something about Jesus In the end is my beginning The word that crushes cliffs Leaves from a journal Did they catch the ferry? Afterword.