Blade af Satans Bog, Carl Th. Dreyer, 1921

Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011000/
Year: 1921
Director: Carl Th. Dreyer
Country: Denmark
Genres: Drama
Run Time: 157 min.
Color Type: B&W
Language: Mute
Subtitles: english / portuguese (br)

Actors:
Helge Nissen
Halvard Hoff
Jacob Texière
Hallander Helleman
Ebon Strandin
Johannes Meyer
Tenna Kraft
Viggo Wiehe
Emma Wiehe
Jeanne Tramcourt
Hugo Bruun
Elith Pio
Clara Pontoppidan
Carlo Wieth
Karina Bell
Christian Nielsen

Vídeo Codec: XviD
Vídeo Bitrate: 995 Kbps
Áudio Codec: MPEG1/2 L3
Áudio Bitrate: 99 kbps 44 KHz
Resolution: 576 x 432
Aspect Ratio: 1.333
Screen: Full(4x3)
Frame Rate: 25.000 FPS

The Danish Leaves From Satan's Book (Blad af Satans Bog) was the "breakthrough" picture for filmmaker Carl Thedor Dreyer, who was elevated from a local talent to a director of international renown. The content of the film is implicit in the title: we are witness to the power of Evil through the ages, linked together by images of turning pages. In its multi-storied construction, the film is obviously beholden to D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916). Some of the vignettes, especially the Spanish Inquisition scenes, are both beautiful and repulsive; we marvel at Dreyer's brilliant visual sense, even as we have the impulse to avert our eyes. Though a worldwide success, Leaves From Satan's Book cost too much to suit the tastes of the parsimonious Danish film industry, compelling Dreyer to work in other countries throughout most of the silent era.