Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages [Criterion Collection] ( Blu-ray ) 10/15/19

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary silent 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. Far from a dry dissertation on the topic, the film itself is a witches' brew of the scary, the gross, and the darkly humorous. Christensen's mix-and-match approach to genre anticipates gothic horror, documentary re-creation, and the essay film, making for an experience unlike anything else in the history of cinema.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Oscar Stribolt, Benjamin Christensen, Astrid Holm
Directors: Benjamin Christensen
Format: Blu-ray, Subtitled
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: Swedish
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: The Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: October 15, 2019