15. Häxan (1922) [Witchcraft Through The Ages]

Denmark/Sweden 104m Silent BW

Director: Benjamin Christensen

Screenplay: Benjamin Christensen from the novel McTeague by Frank Norris

Photography: Johan Ankerstjerne

Music: Launy Grøndahl (1922), Emil Reesen (1941 version)

Cast: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt, Tora Teje, John Andersen, Benjamin Christensen

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A documentary about the history of witchcraft, told in a variety of styles, from illustrated slideshow to dramatised events of alleged real-life events, right up to the early twentieth century (when the film was made). Depending on which version you’re watching, the commentary is either in the form of intertitles or narration by William S.Burroughs, recorded in the mid-1960s.

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Information

Internet Movie Database (IMdb)

Wikipedia Article

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