Thank god for mental institutions

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2006)

I was completely overthrown watching this film. The music and the stills:everything was almost out of this world.For me it was and is a metaphysical experience and I cannot explain why this film made such an impact on me. I guess this is what art is about. The acting of Renee Faconetti is beyond any acting boundaries. She IS the film and I never saw such good acting before. She is my personal favorite non-film star.The camera-work is so good, there is no shot that is not in place and the recent composition which was felt by Richard Einhorn so makes the movie complete. He knows all the secrets the film has in it. The best silent film I ever saw. Dreyer really made a piece of art here that hopefully will last for centuries to come. Once again:this is what art is about. Irrational, religious and emotional.And thank god for the Norwegian mental institutions. Without them nobody would ever be able to watch this masterpiece