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Gertrud

AMOR OMNIA, Love is Everything.

1964119 minutesDrama and RomanceDirected by Carl Theodor Dreyer
About the film

Gertrud at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1964 film at stop 209 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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.

Principal cast

Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Baard Owe and Axel Strøbye

Key craft credits

Arne Abrahamsen (director of photography), Henning Bendtsen (director of photography), Edith Schlüssel (editor) and Kai Rasch (art direction)

Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Release
1964-12-19
Runtime
119 minutes
Genres
Drama and Romance
Country
Denmark
Quiz
25 questions
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Full cast

Full cast

  • Nina Pens RodeCharacter: Gertrud
  • Bendt RotheCharacter: Gustav Kanning
  • Ebbe RodeCharacter: Gabriel Lidman
  • Baard OweCharacter: Erland Jansson
  • Axel StrøbyeCharacter: Axel Nygen
  • Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt
  • Vera Gebuhr
  • Lars Knutzon
  • Anna MalbergCharacter: Kanning's mother
  • Edouard Mielche
  • William Knoblauch
  • Valsø Holm
Full crew

Full crew

  • Carl Theodor DreyerCredits: Writer, Director
  • Kai RaschCredits: Art Direction
  • Jørgen NielsenCredits: Producer
  • Henning BendtsenCredits: Director of Photography
  • Edith SchlüsselCredits: Editor
  • Berit NykjærCredits: Costume Design
  • Bodil OverbyeCredits: Makeup Artist
  • Jørgen JersildCredits: Music
  • Arne AbrahamsenCredits: Director of Photography
  • Knud KristensenCredits: Sound Designer
  • M.G. RasmussenCredits: Costume Design
  • Hjalmar SöderbergCredits: Theatre Play

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