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Reviews for The Parson's Widow

7.3 / 10 1h 34min

A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems--first, the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and second, he is already engaged to another woman.

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Review by JungleJaguar

The most surprising Dreyer yet.

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Review by WildWolf

The Parson's Widow - A Silent Classic to Discover!

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Review by user60051a8e83r

A pathbreaking romance with a lesson of goodwill easily makes into my top 5 films of Carl Theodor Dreyer.

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Review by user542285mkcdf

The film is well made but the story didn't make a lot of sense...

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Review by user574e3btn626

A posthumous (and minor) masterpiece.

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Review by user264t1y5qxih

Dreyer treats subjects amusingly, and sentimentally, that he would later treat seriously

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Review by CrimsonCobra

Imagine "Day of Wrath" directed by Chaplin...

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Review by user50781yhp7i4

Swell silent classic, as entertaining as it is sincere

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Review by user611r7llxc4c

A minor masterpiece from another time.

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Review by user8413b3sxo2x

A fine drama of religion, love and death

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Review by ElectricElk

Intelligent Nordic Sense Of Humour