# The best Carl Theodor Dreyer films

From The Passion of Joan of Arc to Ordet: the Carl Theodor Dreyer films critics and film lovers rank highest (Wikipedia, Britannica, Letterboxd).

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## Top 11

1. **The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Renée Falconetti's face in close-up; often on lists of the greatest films ever made.
2. **Ordet (1955)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A Jutland family, faith and a miracle; Golden Lion in Venice.
3. **Vampyr (1932)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A dreamlike vampire film.
4. **Day of Wrath (1943)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Witch-hunts in 17th-century Denmark.
5. **Gertrud (1964)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A woman who puts love above everything; his last film.
6. **Master of the House (1925)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A domestic tyrant is put in his place.
7. **Leaves from Satan's Book (1921)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Satan through four historical eras.
8. **Michael (1924)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A painter and his young model, in Germany.
9. **The President (1919)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His first film.
10. **The Parson's Widow (1920)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A young parson must marry his predecessor's widow; shot in Norway.
11. **The Bride of Glomdal (1926)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A love story in Norway.
12. **Two People (1945)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A married couple and a suspicion of murder, made in Sweden.

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