Häxan
Czarownice · dir. Benjamin Christensen
Sweden, Denmark 1922, 87’
25 October, 19:45 · Kino Centrum
In the most popular of all his films, Benjamin Christensen combines a documentary with fiction and takes a closer look at the witch-hunt obsession in mediaeval times. Using illustrations from that era, he offers viewers an insight into the mediaeval mentality, and then switches to fictionalised scenes to demonstrate superstitions regarding witches, in an artistic way. We see women brewing a love potion, right before an encounter with the Devil, or when they are denouncing their companions. Finally, we see instruments of torture on the screen...
| Director: | Benjamin Christensen |
| Screenplay: | Benjamin Christensen |
| Music: | Ludwig van Beethoven, Emil Reesen, Launy Grøndahl |
| Cinematography: | Johan Ankerstjerne |
| Editing: | Edla Hansen |
| Cast: | Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt, Tora Teje, John Andersen |
| Production: | Aljosha Production Company, Svensk Filmindustri (SF) |
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