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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
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HÄXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES

Häxan

Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Sweden, Denmark, 1922
Documentary, Horror, Fantasy

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.