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Astrid Holm, Benjamin Christensen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elisabeth Christensen, Elith Pio
A documentary about the history of witchcraft, told in a variety of styles, from illustrated slideshow to dramatised events of alleged real-life events, right up to the early twentieth century (when t...( read more
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Id: 10275031
Haxan does an excellent job of chronicling something that is still very much a part of our lives. Mass hysteria and paranoia. This film predates Joseph McCarthy and the mass media coverage of paedophiles and terrorists, that we have today. Then why is it people are still so stupi...( read more)
A rather ponderous tale of witchcraft punctuated by rather dark and twisted imagery which quite ahead of its time.
Daring and suggestive semi documentary with a plethora of dark, diabolical imagery.
The things that people are capable of through the process of dehumanization caused by fear and the basic human 'need' to explain and control the world around them (trough myth and religion) are exemplified in this movie focusing on the persecution of witches (mostly women) in the...( read more)
a surreal accounting of the medieval witch hysteria, one of the saddest chapters in the long history of the persecution of women. made in 1922 so it is somewhat dated; still well worth watching with many bizarre scenes. a really odd historical document. gotta love the psychoti...( read more)
A 1929 documentary that Im sure was impressive/controversial at the time. But now its just a bit tedious & a bit silly. See it to say you have.
Based partly on the Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer Of Witches, a sort of guide to witch hunting.) this 1922 silent film directed by Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen is part documentary and part dramatization which focuses on how superstition and the misunderstanding of ment...( read more)
Gave this a re-watch for my 31 days of Halloween watching.
For a film made in the 20's, this looks absolutely amazing, especially as far as the special effects go, and the choices of imagery used to illustrate the varying evil elements on display. I actually found that I prefer...( read more)
Kinda awesomely halarious. And scarily shot. If you're intreaged by the concept and open to silent film give it a shot it's well worth your investment.
Extremelly scary, dark, diabolic and admirable semi-documentary. Arguably the best documentary of the 20's, if Nanook of the North didn't exist.
97/100
