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Ordet

1955

On a Danish farm, the three sons of a devout patriarch embody clashing forms of faith and doubt — one a skeptic, one seemingly mad and convinced he is Christ — as a family crisis brings their beliefs to a head. Carl Theodor Dreyer's transcendent, austere masterpiece.

Why it’s here

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s spiritual masterpiece and one of the most internationally canonical achievements of Danish cinema.