Dreyer's Short Films

A rare screening for the shorts Dreyer made in the 40s, which exhibit his interest in art, architecture and everyday life. Most famous (and much loved by Dreyer aficionado Jim Jarmusch) is the road-safety film They Caught the Ferry (1948); rarest is Water from the Land (1946), banned by the authorities who deemed it damaging to the reputation of Danish agriculture. The other titles include: Good Mothers (1942), The Danish Village Church (1947), The Struggle Against Cancer (1947), Thorvaldsen (1949), Storström Bridge (1950) and A Castle Within a Castle (1950).

Total running time c87min