Ida toils from morning till night, while Viktor demands constant attention and is always complaining. When Ida moves back with her mother to recuperate, Mads the nursemaid takes over the household, shaking up Viktor’s daily routines. After a month under Mads's strict tutelage, Viktor is gracious and accommodating, but does he still have a chance with his beloved wife?
The film was directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, who is the most important director in Danish cinema and internationally ranked as one of the greatest artists ever to work in the medium of film.
"An unusually big hit in France, 'Master of the House' paved the way for Dreyer’s Joan of Arc film. Posterity has also treasured it, notably for its realism and theme. For those critics who consider Dreyer’s obsession with suffering women to be the fulcrum of his oeuvre, the film is naturally a central work. Still, Master of the House’s tone of reconciliation and humour is worth emphasising. The film stands out as an homage to marital happiness founded on mutual respect." (Source: Casper Tybjerg on www.carlthdreyer.dk)
The film has Danish intertitles.
Music by Lars Fjeldmose.
The film was directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, who is the most important director in Danish cinema and internationally ranked as one of the greatest artists ever to work in the medium of film.
"An unusually big hit in France, 'Master of the House' paved the way for Dreyer’s Joan of Arc film. Posterity has also treasured it, notably for its realism and theme. For those critics who consider Dreyer’s obsession with suffering women to be the fulcrum of his oeuvre, the film is naturally a central work. Still, Master of the House’s tone of reconciliation and humour is worth emphasising. The film stands out as an homage to marital happiness founded on mutual respect." (Source: Casper Tybjerg on www.carlthdreyer.dk)
The film has Danish intertitles.
Music by Lars Fjeldmose.
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