Prästänkan (1920)
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Duration: 71 minuten
Alternative title: The Parson's Widow
Country:
Sweden / Denmark
Directed by: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Stars: Greta Almroth, Einar Röd and Hildur Carlberg
IMDb score:
7,1 (1.646)
Releasedate: 4 October 1920
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Prästänkan plot
An ambitious young man, Söfren, is chosen to become a pastor in a small rural village. Although he is betrothed to Mari, whom her father allows him to marry only if he becomes a minister, according to the custom he must marry the wife of the previous deceased vicar, Dame Margarete. Söfren agrees to this in order to be able to hold the position of pastor. He does bring Mari into the house on the pretext that she is her sister, in order to have her close to him. Söfren hopes that Dame Margarete will die soon and tries to lend a hand in this herself.
Actors and actresses
Dame Margarete
Sofren Ivarson
Mari - His Sweetheart
First Candidate
The Gardener
Gunvor
The Beadle
Second Candidate
Neighboring Priest
Farmer
Reviews & comments
Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8442 votes
Carl Theodor Dreyer's films have always fascinated me, including this one, one of his first works.
As always, there is a lot of attention to detail and certainly to the compositions of the images. It is special to see how Dreyer likes to place his characters in a doorway. As if they are in a frame and I can assure you that it is an impressive sight to be able to "admire" Dame Margarete almost (she is larger than the doorway) in full length.
A drama comedy in its entirety. Dramatic because of the crazy customs that oblige, serious because of the moral lessons - never judge someone without thorough knowledge... - and funny because of the comic situations that arise.
The acting is also a plus.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 14602 messages
- 4554 votes
In itself quite nice but not really a successful film. Dreyer made the film about Jeanne d'Arc 9 years later and that was visually very strong but this Prästänkan has to rely too much on endless chunks of text between the scenes. Real rhythm never comes into the film despite the decent acting and the quite nice story. 2.5*.
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