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88 Ratings

THORVALDSEN

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Preben Frank
Denmark, 1949
Short, Documentary
  • 1111 minutes

Synopsis

A portrait of some of the most famous works by the great Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Dreyer uses close-ups of Thorvaldsen’s reliefs and sculptures and lingers on the essential details of human anatomy.

Synopsis

A portrait of some of the most famous works by the great Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Dreyer uses close-ups of Thorvaldsen’s reliefs and sculptures and lingers on the essential details of human anatomy.