Halloween Movie Recommendation #28:
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
"Benjamin Christensens stora film."
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Starring: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan and Elith Pio
"A historical view of witchcraft in seven parts and a variety of styles. First, there is a slide-show alternating inter-titles with drawings and paintings to illustrate the behavior of pagan cultures in the Middle Ages regarding their vision of demons and witches. Then there is a dramatization of the situation of the witches in the Middle Ages, witchcraft and witch-hunts. Finally the film compares the behavior of hysteria of contemporary (1921) women with the behavior of the witches in the Middle Ages, concluding that they are very similar." (Claudio Carvalho via IMDB.com)
Essential viewing on Halloween for fans of silent and/or classic horror films!
Photo via Criterion.com
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