The Criterion Collection

Master of the House

Edition no. 706

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Release Date: Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Country of Release: USA
MSRP: $39.95

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Directed by: Carl Th. Dreyer

Before he turned to the story of Joan of Arc, the Danish cinema genius Carl Theodor Dreyer fashioned this ahead-of-its-time examination of domestic life. A deft comedy of gentle revenge, it is the story of a housewife who, with the help of a wily nanny, turns the tables on her tyrannical husband. In it, Dreyer combines lightness and humor with his customary meticulous craft and sense of integrity. Master of the House, an enormous box-office success in its day, is a jewel of the silent cinema.

Year: 1925
Time: 111 min.