Ordet

by Kaj Munk

¿Qué tienen en común un dramaturgo y un cineasta daneses de mediados del siglo XX? La palabra, Ordet. En Munk y Dreyer, teatro y cine se convierten en espacio donde indagar sobre la vida, la fe y la redención. Por primera vez en castellano, el lector puede acercarse a dos textos que radiografían una parte significativa del alma de Occidente. Ante la complejidad misteriosa de la realidad, no es posible permanecer por mucho tiempo bajo el dogmatismo esclavizante de la absoluta increencia o del fanatismo religioso que lo simplifican todo. Para ambos creadores, la dignidad del hombre sólo puede salvaguardarse en la humilde acogida de una trascendencia que acepte sin condiciones la libertad.

Genres: Plays, Religion, Drama, Danish

76 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1925

About the author

Kaj Harald Leininger Munk was a Danish playwright and Lutheran priest, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during the Occupation of Denmark of World War II. He is commemorated as a martyr in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on August 14, alongside Maximilian Kolbe.

Reviews

[Bogdan Liviu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despre cum dintr-un suflet curat, de copil, credinţa se concretizează-n izvor de vitalitate, readucându-i la viaţă pe cei morţi, spre stupefacția celor care-au transformat credinţa în dogme, îndepărtându-se de inocenţa structurii interioare a copilului din ei. O capodoperă care ne reliefează degradarea interioară a "oamenilor mari", ce se roagă din pură necesitate fără ca măcar să creadă din tot sufletul în rugăciune, comportament "spiritual" ce-mi confirmă faptul că tot ce iese din copilărie e un minus de puritate, o abandonare a desăvârşirii lăuntrice cu care ne-am născut. Copiii sunt lumina omenirii!

[julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

det var sikkert fint det her stykke men det var for gammelt og jeg er dum og der var for meget kristendom

[Steven Godin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this as one of five plays in one volume - haven't read the other four yet, by the Danish cleric-playwright Kaj Munk, who was murdered by the Nazis during the occupation. Ordet (The Word) is one of the great parables on the power of faith, featuring probably the most miraculous ending of all time. The play was perfect material for Carl Theodor Dreyer, exploring the prism of religion, rebellion and redemption, with an undercurrent of sexual tension, and ended up as an hypnotic and austere masterpiece of Scandinavian cinema. God, how I wish the likes of Dreyer and Bergman were around today.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

when she woke up.. BITCH i was shooked