Häxan (1922)
“But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?”
Summary:
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.
Documentary, Horror, History
105 minutes
Language: svAljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Sweden
Directed by: Benjamin Christensen
Written by: Benjamin Christensen
Starring: Benjamin Christensen (Devil), Ella La Cour (Karna / Sorceress), Emmy Schønfeld (Karna’s Assistant), Kate Fabian (Old Maid), Oscar Stribolt (Fat Monk), Wilhelmine Henriksen (Apelone / A Poor Old Woman), Elisabeth Christensen (Anna’s Mother), Astrid Holm (Anna), Karen Winther (Anna’s Sister), Maren Pedersen (Maria the Weaver / A Witch)
Released: 1922-09-18