Although slow going, and a little over 2 hours long, this is an excellent film. With realistic performances. I thought John's performance though was a little "stagey", otherwise everyone was very believable. Birgette Federspiel, the actress playing the role of Inger was in fact pregnant when Carl Dreyer offered her the role. She was afraid he would not accept her if he knew this. But he was delighted as the character she was to play was also pregnant. (When Birgette gave birth to her baby) he even went so far as have the sounds of the birth recorded to incorporate into the soundtrack of the film, according to TCM's Robert Osbourne. Incidentally, you may need a Kleenex at the end of the movie.
Review of Ordet
