# Day of Wrath (1943)

> A forbidden romance unfolds beneath the merciless gaze of seventeenth-century religious authority, where accusations of witchcraft expose the violence of social conformity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26503

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Cast: Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Sigrid Neiiendam, Anna Svierkier, Albert Høeberg, Olaf Ussing, Preben Neergaard
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036506/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, melancholic, foreboding, serious film study, quiet evening

## Synopsis

A tale of love and betrayal unfolds amidst the chaos of superstition and fear.

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