

Gertrud
1964-12-19 · 119 min · ★ 7.3
Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls short of her desire for lasting affection. When an old lover returns to her life, fresh disappointments follow, and Gertrud must try to come to terms with reality.
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- Directors
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Production companies
- Palladium
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Nina Pens RodeGertrud Kanning
Bendt RotheGustav Kanning
Ebbe RodeGabriel Lidman
Baard OweErland Jansson
Axel StrøbyeAxel Nygren
Karl Gustav AhlefeldtGertrud's concerned table neighbor
Vera Gebuhr
Lars Knutzon
Edouard Mielche
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