The background of this film is a small town in Denmark in 1623. An old woman is accused of being a witch by the townspeople. The townspeople will strip this lewd monster naked and tie her to the execution ground, and then burn her alive. Before she died, the witch cursed the old priest who presided over the execution, saying that he would also have a good death. Annie, the young wife of the old pastor, witnessed this scene and was so shocked that she seemed to be living in the shadow of the witch's curse. In fact, Anne did not love the pastor, but fell in love with the pastor's son. One day, they couldn't help but fall in love. This incestuous love made Annie have bad thoughts, wishing her husband really died. Before long, the priest really died. At the funeral, the pastor's mother angrily accused Annie of being a "witch" who not only committed lewdness, but also murdered her husband by witchcraft. The crowd was so angry that the townspeople clamored to tie Annie up and burn her to death. Is this what the Bible refers to as a "day of wrath"?
Day of Wrath movie plot
2022-04-06 08:01
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Darien 2022-04-20 09:02:55
Dreyer's religious story is really too friendly to me, the high-contrast picture and moving long shots, transitioning from silent to sound, and the close-up of Anne forced to cry at the end is like "Joan of Arc", the characters under his lens It really has a sculptural beauty. "Did you kill him with your own power?", the fate of this reincarnation is a horror movie
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Angel 2022-04-20 09:02:55
9/10 Dreyer's film language is very flavorful, but this psychological drama with religious elements always reminds people of the great Bergman.
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Day of Wrath quotes
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Martin: Shall we ever find each other again?
Anne Pedersdotter: Who shall prevent it?
Martin: The dead.
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Anne Pedersdotter: I see through my tears, but no one comes to wipe them away.