Häxan
1922 · TMDB 7.6
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
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.
Why it matters
Benjamin Christensen's silent documentary-horror hybrid uses staged reenactments and visual tricks to explore witchcraft through the ages. Its blend of scholarship and nightmare remains uniquely disturbing.
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Released
- 1922-09-18
- Studio
- Aljosha Production Company
- Country
- Sweden
- Language
- No Language
- TMDB score
- 7.6
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