[cb01 Ac] Dies Irae 1943 Official

Filmed during the , the movie is often interpreted as an allegory for the social repression and paranoia of that era. Dreyer left for Sweden shortly after its premiere to escape potential persecution. It is based on the 1909 play Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen, which itself draws from a 16th-century Norwegian witchcraft case. Plot Synopsis

When Absalon’s son, Martin—who is roughly Anne's age—returns home, he and Anne fall into a passionate and forbidden romance. [cb01 ac] Dies Irae 1943

The story is set in (specifically 1623) within a strictly religious Lutheran community. Filmed during the , the movie is often

Against the backdrop of merciless witch hunts, an old woman named Marte is accused of witchcraft and eventually burned at the stake. Before her death, she reveals that Absalon saved Anne’s own mother from a similar fate to secure Anne's hand in marriage. Plot Synopsis When Absalon’s son, Martin—who is roughly

Anne, a young woman, is married to the elderly and stern Pastor Absalon. Their loveless union is further strained by Absalon’s overbearing and suspicious mother, Merete.