Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
Presented here, in its 104 minute entirety, is Häxan by Danish actor/director Benjamin Christensen. Part documentary and part horror movie, it has aged surprisingly well, the scenes of interrogation and witchcraft retaining their sinister air of dread. The film is unusual in many regards, not least of which is the manner it was shot, most of the filming having been done at night which was unheard of at the time. Interestingly, Christensen himself appears three times in the film, once at the beginning during the credits, but later he makes appearances as both Satan and Jesus.
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) [Stage6] : MONSTERBRAINS
[note from Eliza: I had to stick the video behind a cut so the DivX would stop fucking up my Firefox. Sorry Ross!]
Categories: 1920s, Science, Horror, Film
Posted at 3:03 pm on January 29, 2008
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Pingback by Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages « J__________H__________S — January 30, 2008 @ 10:55 am
Wow, this is fantastic. Since it’s a silent film I’m watching it with its original music off & instead am listening to Frank Zappa’s The Grand Wazoo. It adds an. . . interesting vibe to the film.
Comment by Evil Jim — February 1, 2008 @ 5:11 am
Had a chance to see this at the Little Theater in Seattle a couple of years ago with a band doing a live ambient score. Interesting enough, there was an older woman in the audience related to the director and had a chance to speak about the film during the post show Q+A. Thanks for posting, it’s a tremendous film.
Comment by Stewart Williams — October 27, 2008 @ 8:16 pm