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Carl Theodor Dreyer
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter Born: February 3, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark Death: March 20, 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark Biography:Though not a prolific director, or one whose films were consistently popular with critics nor the public, "Carl Theodor Dreyer" is considered one of the greatest directors in Danish cinema. His use of compact, almost Spartan storylines combined with austere visuals and quick, close-focus cinematography has had a substantial influence on such later directors as "Ingmar Bergman" and "Robert Bresson". Orphaned early on, Dreyer's adoptive parents were financially struggling blue-collar, deeply religious Danes. Though they met his basic physical needs, the strict Lutheran concepts with which they raised him would later figure prominently in his work, which was frequently centered upon provocative explorations of psychological guilt and metaphysics. Dreyer became a journalist in 1910 after failing to make it as a cafe pianist or a corporate bookkeeper. With his tabloid, he wrote celebrity profiles; this... Full Biography
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