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Dreyer: Master Filmmaker (Directors Suite) | R4 |
This set of films is also available (without the silent film) as part of the Criterion Collection. That box set includes the documentary as a fourth DVD but otherwise boasts: - New digital transfers of all the films, supervised by Gertrud cinematographer Henning Bendtsen - Interview footage with cast members from Day of Wrath, Ordet, and Gertrud - Archival footage of Dreyer during the production of Gertrud - Interviews with Dreyer cinematographers Henning Bendtsen and Jurgen Roos - A 22-page booklet, including a reprint of Dreyer’s essay “Thoughts on My Metier” - An extensive essay by Dreyer scholar Edvin Kau - Stills galleries accompanying each film - Gertrud enhanced for 16x9 televisions For the Dreyer fanatic these features are excellent however the Region 4 set has the advantage of the inclusion of Dreyer's short films even if They Caught the Ferry is included twice! |