Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer with the Danish Filmmaker

By Jan Wahl

Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In 1955 Dreyer granted twenty-three-year-old American student Jan Wahl the extraordinary opportunity to spend a unique and unforgettable summer with him during the filming of

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813136180
• ISBN13: 9780813136189
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher