Häxan
October 18, 2024
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary Häxan uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-twentieth-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious—instead, it’s a witches’ brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
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Friday, October 18, 2024
- Director: Benjamin Christiansen
- Principal Cast: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt
- Country: Denmark
- Year: 1922
- Running Time: 105 min.
- Screenplay: Benjamin Christensen
- Cinematographers: Johan Ankerstjerne
- Editors: Elda Hansen