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(internationally known as Day of Wrath or Vredens dag ), released in 1943 , is a masterpiece of Danish cinema directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer . Background & Context

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. [cb01 ac] Dies Irae 1943

The story is set in (specifically 1623) within a strictly religious Lutheran community. (internationally known as Day of Wrath or Vredens