Master of the House
Master of the House • 1h 47m
Directed by Carl Th. Dreyer • 1925 • Denmark
Starring Johannes Meyer, Astrid Holm
Before he turned to the story of Joan of Arc, the Danish cinema genius Carl Theodor Dreyer fashioned this ahead-of-its-time examination of domestic life. A deft comedy of gentle revenge, it is the story of a housewife who, with the help of a wily nanny, turns the tables on her tyrannical husband. In it, Dreyer combines lightness and humor with his customary meticulous craft and sense of integrity. MASTER OF THE HOUSE, an enormous box-office success in its day, is a jewel of the silent cinema.
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Casper Tybjerg on MASTER OF THE HOUSE
In this interview, produced in 2014, Danish film historian Casper Tybjerg discusses how MASTER OF THE HOUSE went from being a popular stage play to a film, one that was a major stepping-stone in director Carl Theodor Dreyer’s career.
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David Bordwell on MASTER OF THE HOUSE
In the following program, film scholar David Bordwell examines the cinematic techniques Carl Theodor Dreyer was experimenting with when he made MASTER OF THE HOUSE.
