Carl Theodor Dreyer Professions : Film director Born : February 3, 1889 Died : March 20, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Carl Theodor Dreyer Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience in a studio than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the mysterious power of inspiration. To see it animated from inside, and turning into poetry. Carl Theodor Dreyer land inspiration expression Imagine that we are sitting in an ordinary room. Suddenly we are told that there is a corpse behind the door. In an instant the room we are sitting in is completely altered; everything in it has taken on another look; the light, the atmosphere have changed, though they are physically the same. This is because we have changed and the objects are as we conceive them. That is the effect I want to get in my film. Carl Theodor Dreyer light taken doors You can't simplify reality without understanding it first. Carl Theodor Dreyer understanding reality firsts Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. Carl Theodor Dreyer humans faces world Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-director All Authors
