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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
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Cast
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Maren Pedersen | ... |
Heksen /
The Witch
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Clara Pontoppidan | ... |
Nonne /
Nun
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Elith Pio | ... |
Heksedommer /
Witch Judge (The Young Monk)
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Oscar Stribolt | ... |
Graabroder /
Doctor (The Fat Monk)
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Tora Teje | ... |
En hysterisk kvinde /
Modern Hysteric (The Kelptomaniac)
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John Andersen | ... |
Chief Inquisitor
(as Johs Andersen)
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Benjamin Christensen | ... |
Djævlen /
The Devil
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Poul Reumert | ... |
Juveler /
Jeweler
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Karen Winther | ... |
Anna
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Kate Fabian | ... |
Gammel jomfru /
Old Maid
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Else Vermehren | ... |
Nonne /
Nun
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Astrid Holm | ... |
Anna
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Johannes Andersen | ... |
Heksedommer /
Witch Judge
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Gerda Madsen | ... |
Nonne /
Nun
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Aage Hertel | ... |
Heksedommer /
Witch Judge
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A historical view of witchcraft in seven parts and a variety of styles. First, there is a slide-show alternating inter-titles with drawings and paintings to illustrate the behavior of pagan cultures in the Middle Ages regarding their vision of demons and witches. Then there is a dramatization of the situation of the witches in the Middle Ages, witchcraft and witch-hunts. Finally the film compares the behavior of hysteria of contemporary (1921) women with the behavior of the witches in the Middle Ages, concluding that they are very similar. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Benjamin Christensens stora film.Parents Guide:
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Country:
SwedenRelease Date:
27 May 1929 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Witches See more »Box Office
Budget:
SEK 2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (1968 re-release) | (DVD)Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone)Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Title Card: We no longer sit in church staring terrified at the frescoes of the devils.
Title Card: The witch no longer flies away on her broom over the rooftops.
Title Card: But isn't superstition still rampant among us?
Title Card: Is there an obvious difference between the sorceress and her customer then and now?
Title Card: We no longer burn our old and poor. But do they not often suffer bitterly?
Title Card: And the little woman, whom we call hysterical, alone and ...
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At the time, the most expensive film produced in any Scandinavian country. See more »Goofs
The skeletal horse-like creature wandering around during the sabbath is clearly being moved about by a couple of stage hands, hidden under the blanket that covers it's "body". The feet of the crew member at the front of the monster are visible in one shot. See more »Quotes
Title Card: Centuries have passed and the Almighty of medieval times no longer sits in his tenth sphere.Title Card: We no longer sit in church staring terrified at the frescoes of the devils.
Title Card: The witch no longer flies away on her broom over the rooftops.
Title Card: But isn't superstition still rampant among us?
Title Card: Is there an obvious difference between the sorceress and her customer then and now?
Title Card: We no longer burn our old and poor. But do they not often suffer bitterly?
Title Card: And the little woman, whom we call hysterical, alone and ...
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Directed by Scandinavian filmmaker Benjamin Christensen, ‘Haxan' / ‘Witchcraft Through the Ages' (1922) is a head-trippy silent film depicting black magic, witchcraft, and demonology from the middle ages to the 20th century. Shot and presented in documentary form, the film is more akin to a pseudo-scholarly lecture with moving visual aids. Not as intense or as shocking today as upon its initial release, the film is filled with nightmarish images that are certainly profane and explicit, but also humorous and downright silly.
Yes, sex goes hand-in-hand with Satan, and Christensen's flamboyant portrayal of the aforementioned character, complete with flicking, wanton tongue, drives home the point (well, that and a peppering of nudity). Unique to say the least, ‘Haxan' is a rather weird curio of a film with some incredibly atmospheric, somewhat graphic images, esp. for that era.
The Criterion dvd includes the silent original and the 1968 re-release with an electric jazz-fusion score by Jean Luc Ponty and narration by William S. Burroughs. Burroughs' voice is a treat in itself, and the jazz-fusion score is absolutely frenetic. --- david ross smith