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Jan Wahl has given lovers of cinema around the globe an incredible gift: an intimate portrait of Carl Theodor Dreyer at work and at play. Wahl provides the reader with remarkable detail and extraordinary insights into Dreyer's working methods and his generosity of spirit

Jan Wahl has given lovers of cinema around the globe an incredible gift: an intimate portrait of Carl Theodor Dreyer at work and at play. Wahl provides the reader with remarkable detail and extraordinary insights into Dreyer's working methods and his generosity of spirit. ―Matthew H. Bernstein, Emory University"

In 1955 Dreyer granted d American student Jan Wahl the extraordinary opportunity to spend a unique and unforgettable summer with him . Jan Wahl is the author of more than one hundred books for all ages.

Jan Wahl is the author of more than one hundred books for all ages. His books include How the Children Stopped the Wars, The Art Collector, Through a Lens Darkly, and DEAR STINKPOT: Letters From Louise Brooks. He lives in Toledo, OH.

Like Clark’s story, Wahl’s book describes the effect that Dreyer had on him and the people on the movie se. It is this intimacy which makes Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet a gripping read and Jan Wahl a stimulating writer.

Like Clark’s story, Wahl’s book describes the effect that Dreyer had on him and the people on the movie set. Unlike Clark’s story, Wahl’s relationship with Dreyer is purely Platonic and provides insight into the director’s intellect; his process of thinking the scenes through to create a rhythm conducive to the viewing audience’s own tempo so the pieces of a story are synchronized to be comprehended instantly. His goal was always to move his audience by the film’s finale.

Book Description: Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the .

Book Description: 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 d American student Jan Wahl the extraordinary opportunity to spend a unique and unforgettable summer with him during the filming ofOrdet(The Word). Offering a glimpse into the filmmaker's world, Wahl fashions a portrait of Dreyer as a man, mentor, friend, and director.

Jan Wahl is the author of more than one hundred books for all ages

Offering a glimpse into the filmmaker's world, Wahl fashions a portrait of Dreyer as a man, mentor, friend, and director. show more.

Home Browse Books Book details, Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My. .Corruption & Transcendence: The Films of Carl Dreyer By Alleva, Richard Commonweal, Vol. 132, No. 6, March 25, 2005.

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Many lovers of cinema would place Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Life of Jesus among the top unmade films they most wish they .

Many lovers of cinema would place Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Life of Jesus among the top unmade films they most wish they could see. So Jan Wahl's Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet: My Summer With the Danish Filmmaker - with its fascinating descriptions of the director's intentions for his great dream project - comes as one of the most welcome film books of the year. Wahl - who would go on to write children's books - was then a 21-year-old American student, invited after some correspondence to Denmark to observe production, in 1954, of the rural religious drama Ordet (which would win a Golden Globe and Venice's Golden Lion).

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