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Häxan
Häxan
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1h 45m
Directed by Benjamin Christensen • 1922 • Denmark
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film 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-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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HÄXAN Commentary
Recorded in 2001, this commentary features Danish film scholar Casper Tybjerg, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
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Benjamin Christensen on HÄXAN
In 1941, HÄXAN director Benjamin Christensen filmed this short introduction for the rerelease of his film.
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HÄXAN Outtakes
