Synopsis
Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls short of her desire for lasting affection. When an old lover returns to her life, fresh disappointments follow, and Gertrud must try to come to terms with reality.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
178 audience votes
Key crew
- Carl Theodor DreyerWriter
- Carl Theodor DreyerDirector
Cast
- Nina Pens RodeGertrud
- Bendt RotheGustav Kanning
- Ebbe RodeGabriel Lidman
- Baard OweErland Jansson
- Axel StrøbyeAxel Nygen
- Karl Gustav AhlefeldtCast
- Vera GebuhrCast
- Lars KnutzonCast
- Anna MalbergKanning's mother
- Edouard MielcheCast
- William KnoblauchCast
- Valsø HolmCast
Stills
Themes
loverbased on play or musicalflashbackloveblack and white