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Day of Wrath

1943 · 97 min

A slow, solemn plunge into fear and guilt, where every glance carries dread and the air feels heavy with doom.

Tagline
A Drama of Fear and Superstition in the 20th Century.
Overview
In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • fate
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written by
Poul Knudsen, Paul La Cour, Hans Wiers-Jenssen, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring
Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Sigrid Neiiendam, Anna Svierkier, Albert Høeberg, Olaf Ussing, Preben Neergaard
Music
Poul Schierbeck
Cinematography
Karl Andersson
Runtime
97 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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