Tag: Astrid Holm

Master of the House – The Criterion Collection #706 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

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“Master of the House” is an entertaining and magnificently performed silent masterpiece from Carl Theodor Dreyer. It may not be a grandiose film, nor it may be his deepest film that he has ever made, but it is a silent classic that balances comedy and Read More …

The Phantom Carriage – The Criterion Collection #579 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

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The Swedish silent film that would inspire filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, “The Phantom Carriage” was a film at the time that could be seen as psychological and quite haunting but also an early silent film that explored human misery, melancholy and the psychology of its characters.  Read More …