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Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Biography Page
Contains an IMDb mini-biography, as well as Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia biography
Chiaroscuro: sprituality in the cinema
Biography from Chiaroscuro, a site which encourages a conversation between the cinema and Christian spirituality.
www.sensesofcinema.com
Biography written by Acquarello, a NASA Design Engineer and author of the Strictly Film School website. Complete with footnotes and further references.
Library of Congress
Citations for Carl Theodor Dreyer from the Library of Congress.
EuroScreenwriters
Biography and pictures from EuroScreenwriters and EuroFilm
Denmark - Culture - Cinema
Brief biographical sketch from Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Books Available From Amazon.com
My Only Great Passion
The first full-length English language biography of Dreyer, by Jean and Dale D. Drum. Based on extensive and exclusive interviews with both Dreyer and the people who worked with him--including personal correspondence dating back to 1952--this biography provides the most comprehensive critical examination to date of both Dreyer's life and his approach to filmmaking.
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer
Paul Schrader's analysis of similarities of style between Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu, and Carl Dreyer. The book expounds upon Schrader's principles of the "transcendental style" in cinema and how all three directors exemplified this style, creating unique religious works of art and solidifying their place among the masters of world cinema.
Speaking the Language of Desire: The Films of Carl Dreyer
In an attempt to "bring the work of one of the world's greatest filmmakers back to life for a new generation of viewers" Raymond Carney writes an in-depth analysis of style and themes in several of Dreyer's films.
Dreyer in Double Reflection. Translation of Carl Th. Dreyer's Writings About the Film (Om filmen)
Contains the actual writings of Carl Theodor Dreyer about his films. Edited and with accompanying commentary and essays by Donald Skoller.
Films of Carl-Theodor Dreyer
By David Bordwell. Contains bibliography and filmography sections.

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