The patriarch of the Borgen family has three sons and a dilemma: Mikkel, the first, is an atheist; Johannes, the second, believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus; Anders, the third, is in love with the daughter of the most fervent supporter of an opposing confession. The unexpected death of Mikkel’s wife, Inger, who was expecting a boy, gathers the family around the body and Johannes, who has come to himself again, asks and obtains the resurrection of the departed. Dreyer’s masterpiece, Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival in 1955.