Michael

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess.
Based on the novel Mikaël by Herman Bang. Buy the book on Amazon.
Michael is a fascinating silent-era drama from Carl Theodor Dreyer about an artist and the young male model whose presence consumes his emotional life. The pacing reflects its period, but the film’s seriousness about same-sex desire and artistic obsession makes it historically remarkable.

Michael

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess.
Based on the novel Mikaël by Herman Bang. Buy the book on Amazon.

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Michael is a fascinating silent-era drama from Carl Theodor Dreyer about an artist and the young male model whose presence consumes his emotional life. The pacing reflects its period, but the film’s seriousness about same-sex desire and artistic obsession makes it historically remarkable.