1919 · drama
The President
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer1h 25m1919
A judge sees his illegitimate daughter face trial for infanticide. He's certain that she will receive the death sentence.
Our read: The President (1919) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
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