
Häxan
01 hours 31 minutes
- Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Maren Pedersen, Oscar Stribolt
- Benjamin Christensen
- Fantasy, History, Horror
- May 27, 1929
- Swedish, Danish
- Greatest Horror Films, Greatest Silent Films
Synopsis
Part history lesson followed by re-enactments with actors, this film takes depicts the history of witchcraft from its earliest days through to the present day (in this case,1922 or thereabouts). The result is a documentary-like film that must be among the first to use re-enactments as a visual and narrative tool. From pagan worship to satanic rites to hysteria, the film takes you on a journey through the ages with highly effective visual sequences.