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Häxan

1922 · 105 min

A strange, unsettling essay of staged medieval horrors and grotesque tableaux, by turns creepy, grisly and wryly comic, demanding patience but rewarding it with unforgettable images.

Directed by
Benjamin Christensen
Genres
Documentary, Horror, History
Starring
Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld
Tagline
But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Benjamin Christensen
Genres
Documentary, Horror, History
Starring
Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • madness
  • power
  • corruption
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour4
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary, horror, history
Directed by
Benjamin Christensen
Written by
Benjamin Christensen
Starring
Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld, Kate Fabian, Oscar Stribolt, Wilhelmine Henriksen, Elisabeth Christensen, Astrid Holm
Music
Launy Grøndahl
Cinematography
Johan Ankerstjerne
Runtime
105 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
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