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Noita

Original title: Häxan
  • 1922
  • (Banned)
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
17K
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Noita (1922)
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Dark FantasyFaith & Spirituality DocumentaryFolk HorrorSupernatural FantasySupernatural HorrorWitch HorrorDocumentaryFantasyHorror

Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.

  • Director
    • Benjamin Christensen
  • Writer
    • Benjamin Christensen
  • Stars
    • Benjamin Christensen
    • Elisabeth Christensen
    • Maren Pedersen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    17K
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    • Director
      • Benjamin Christensen
    • Writer
      • Benjamin Christensen
    • Stars
      • Benjamin Christensen
      • Elisabeth Christensen
      • Maren Pedersen
    • 121User reviews
    • 104Critic reviews
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    Benjamin Christensen
    Benjamin Christensen
    • Djævlen…
    Elisabeth Christensen
    • En ældre bondekone
    • (as Elizabeth Christensen)
    • …
    Maren Pedersen
    Maren Pedersen
    • Heksen…
    Clara Pontoppidan
    Clara Pontoppidan
    • Nonne…
    Elith Pio
    Elith Pio
    • Heksedommer…
    Oscar Stribolt
    Oscar Stribolt
    • Graabroder…
    Tora Teje
    Tora Teje
    • En hysterisk kvinde…
    John Andersen
    • Chief Inquisitor
    • (as Johs Andersen)
    Poul Reumert
    • Juveler…
    Karen Winther
    • Anna's Sister
    Kate Fabian
    • Gammel jomfru…
    Else Vermehren
    • Nonne…
    Astrid Holm
    Astrid Holm
    • Anna
    Johannes Andersen
    • Heksedommer…
    Gerda Madsen
    • Nonne…
    Aage Hertel
    Aage Hertel
    • Heksedommer…
    Ib Schønberg
    Ib Schønberg
    • Heksedommer…
    Emmy Schønfeld
    • Marie, the Seamstress
    • (as Emmy Schönfeld)
    • Director
      • Benjamin Christensen
    • Writer
      • Benjamin Christensen
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    • Trivia
      The Swedish film censors required numerous cuts in the film, before authorizing its release. Among the censored scenes were the closeup of the finger being removed from the hanged man's hand, the trampling of the cross in the witch's sabbath scene, the shot of the oozing infant held over a cooking pot, a closeup of a woman's face while she is on a torture rack, closeups of several instruments of torture being employed, and a shot of a demon embracing a nude woman (all these shots have since been restored to the film).
    • Goofs
      The skeletal horse-like creature wandering around during the Sabbath clearly is being moved about by a couple of stage hands, hidden under the blanket that covers its "body". The feet of the crew member at the front of the monster are visible in one shot.
    • Quotes

      Title Card: Poor little hysterical witch! In the middle ages you were in conflict with the church. Now it is with the law.

    • Crazy credits
      Director Benjamin Christensen personally thanks his cinematographer and art director through the opening titles.
    • Alternate versions
      Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968), the 76-minute version of Häxan, narrated by William S. Burroughs, with a soundtrack featuring Jean-Luc Ponty
    • Connections
      Edited into From Camille to Joan of Arc (1961)

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    bats and snails and puppy dog tails!
    Imagine Tod Browning and Jean Cocteau making a film together and you might begin to get an idea of what you'll see in this film. It's rather disjointed in its storytelling but who cares? Where else can you see witches kissing the ass of Satan, boiling non-baptized babies, and giving birth to demons? Not to mention getting a full tour of the state-of-the-art in medieval torture devices! The film is really no more a documentary than "The Blair Witch Project" but certainly in the 1920s it must have been considered as such. Today, it makes for great Halloween viewing, giving us a chance to re-live the chilling legends that kept us afraid of the dark as children. The otherworldly glow of 1920s cinematography will retain each creepy image in your mind like musty cobwebs. A must-see for classic horror fans!
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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1922 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
    • Filming locations
      • Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • Aljosha Production Company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    • Budget
      • SEK 2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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