Charles Foster Kane
9Apr11
Dylan, I saw this for the first time this afternoon and I feel exactly the same way.
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ruby stevens
7May12
right up there with my most intense movie experiences, even tho it was clear what would happen from the very beginning. amazing!
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Christopher Taylor
12Apr12
Carl Theodor Dreyer deftly moves his camera to tell a story about family and religious dedication. The eldest brother who believes he is Jesus Christ steals the film for me, with his unique speech pattern and gentle demeanor. Emotion via stillness and long takes, an excellent partner to this film is Silent Light by Carlos Reygadas.
suddenmoves
21Mar12
If you can get through it without crying hysterically you're a different kind of person to the kind of people I want to hang out with.
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Clive.R.Watson
12Mar12
Oddly Bergman-esque. I love Dreyer and think he's made films far better than this. Naturally a little disappointed after seeing quotes like 'nothing in cinema comes close to this experience..'
ORAS
16Jan12
The only children who they do believe and have utter faith, Christianity nor paganism fathers made me laugh loud enough when they are next to each other at the survival of the dying mother at the end. Truly honest truth about faith from Dreyer, reminds me a lot of Bergman's Winter light ......9/10
Michael Convery
29Dec11
I can tell that I began watching Ordet on the wrong foot. Twenty minutes into the film and I couldn't shake the biased expectation of an intense Bergman drama. All the ingredients were there, but when it didn't happen I was very disappointed. Looking back, perhaps I should have watched it as if it were a black and white stained glass image in motion. Strange that my memory of Ordet is more powerful than 1st viewing
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Lauren Kemp
12Nov11
I wonder if Apichatpong Weerasethakul was inspired by Dreyer. "Uncle Boonmee" kinda reminds me of this film, mood-wise. I know it doesn't seem like an obvious comparison, but it just struck me after watching this film for the first time today.
Charles Deckert
16Oct11
The ending had me in tears. Tears of affirming enlightenment that could not be found in words.
WhatsUpWill
28Sep11
No one knows it by "The Word". Everyone knows it by "Ordet". Stop trying to change things, mubi.
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Felipe Tringoni Arra
22Aug11
Dreyer, grande e verdadeiro seguidor de Griffith, elogia a vida por meio da fé e da tolerância. Uma jóia rara da fotografia em preto e branco.
Greg S.
16Aug11
Dreyer brings an astounding wonder through seemingly( at first glance) simple mis en scene in which even the characters & very emotions seem to drive every frame. This approach earns Ordet the title of the greatest meditation on faith in cinema, where characters endeavors with the human spirit are not defined by any specific dogma but a sense of wonder and ambiguity examining faith . Masterpiece of the highest order.
henrythin
26May11
Watching this film was a profound spiritual experience for me. In every way the opposite of Hollywood product, I believe it is Dreyer's best film.
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Charles Foster Kane
9Apr11
Get back to me later on this one. Right now I'm torn between thinking it a masterpiece or an ultimately ridiculous unintentional comedy. I must say though that static as it was it didn't bore me.
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tony1990
10Jan11
Remarkably crafted and profoundly poignant, Dreyer's "Ordet" doesn't merely exhibit the portrait of a family, but rather mirrors the spiritual turbulence that constantly lurks within the dark layers of our soul, gently illuminating our faith through a canvas he guides and encourages us to finish with the palette of our humanity.
All Is Grace
16Jun10
Theater like, fantastic and deep script makes this truly spiritual film a masterpiece.