This is Delaire's swan song. He was 75 years old at the time. The style of the film was quiet and detached. It was rejected by the premiere audience. Now his reputation has increased. The film mostly uses a long mid-range lens, try to avoid movement and location, so the stage cavity is dense. This old-fashioned style is very popular with a certain audience, even to the height of Yasujiro Ozu , but it must be said that the film lacks the momentum of "Promise" and the passion of "Jan of Arc".
Gertrud evaluation action
2022-06-09 18:28
Extended Reading
Top cast
Gertrud quotes
-
Axel Nygen: Have you ever thought of writing poetry?
Gertrud Kanning: Yes, I have. Actually, I've written a poem. One poem, when I was 16. Here it is. Should I read it to you? It has three verses.
Axel Nygen: Read.
Gertrud Kanning: "Just look at me. Am I beautiful? No, but I have loved. Just look at me. Am I young? No, but I have loved. Just look at me. Do I live? No, but I have loved." Sixteen-year-old Gertrud. My gospel according to love.
-
Axel Nygen: Remember what you said. There's nothing else in life but love. Nothing. Nothing else. Do you still stand by those words? Do you regret them?
Gertrud Kanning: No, I don't regret them. I stand by what I said. There's nothing else in life, but youth and love, unending tenderness and quiet happiness, Axel.