Haxan - Witchcraft Through The Ages details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Aage Hertel, Johannes Andersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Benjamin Christensen, Karen Winther, John Andersen, Kate Fabian, Else Vermehren, Maren Pedersen, Gerda Madsen, Elith Pio, Tora Teje, Oscar Stribolt, Poul Reumert, Astrid Holm |
| Director: | Benjamin Christensen |
| Genre: | Documentary - Entertainment |
| Studio: | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Name | Discs | |
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Haxan - Witchcraft Through The Ages |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 44 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 24 Sep 2007 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Subtitles: | English |
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A 1922 Jodorowsky
By makgrey (40 reviews) from Southampton , 04 Oct 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Haxan is an amazing document of a movie. It's the result of three years filming by director Benjamin Christensen in isolation at his own studio in Sweden, only his cast and crew being permitted. It is structured like a Magic Lantern lecture - the first chapter is reminiscent of a fantastical Powerpoint presentation. We follow 'the witch' as perceived and treated during the inquisition of the Medieval era. It shifts from docu-drama to arcane reenactment of purported devilry. In visual style and modus, it most resembles Jodorowsky's 'Holy Mountain' - or, actually, vise versa. The disc includes 3 variant soundtracks, the original score plus two modern interpretations, and, the 1968 version with a narrative by William S Burroughs. The restored print (from the original premiered copy) is spectacular.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(11)Simply stunning images!
By jesuskenevil (245 reviews) from Bruton , 02 Feb 2013Simply stunning images, quirky tone and a powerful presence. Not often you hear that said about a documentary. At the time this would have been extraordinarily powerful.- Was this review helpful to you?
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AVERAGE!??? I DONT THINK SO!
By klownz (5 reviews) from camp crystal lake , 01 Jun 2012how the hell has this only got a 3 star rating here? If people consider this film average i would love to hear there explanation since the film has been a sucess for 90 years & has a rating of 7. 7 on IMDB!
This film is far from average it is a truly great film/documentary but will be lost on people who carnt appreciate silent movies.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Who's that knocking on your window
By Heksie (5 reviews) from London , 23 Nov 2011Superb, albeit a little long. I really enjoyed this as a historical piece and a bit of entertainment.
Although dated, I feel the focus of modern public hysteria has just shifted away from witchcraft onto other social devils which makes the sentiment of this film relevant in modern times.
I can see how this would have caused a huge outcry in it's day, it's the kind of brave film making that's hard to come by nowadays.- Was this review helpful to you?
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You've got to be in the mood
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horror, but not as you know it
By Jimi1138 (4 reviews) from Swansea , 28 Mar 2010Having been on my must watch list for a few years and knowing very little about it i'd hyped this film up into something of a horror classic, something that would be scarier than nosferatu or der golem. To my surprise it was actually a documentary, completely unscary and actually quite funny. Its quite a unique film as i don't know of any other films of its kind for when it was made. Its very entertaining, informative and witty and theres not many films in which you can see a bunch of nuns go nuts (sister act doesn't count cos it ain't funny). If you like the german expressionism give this a go, its something of an unsung classic- Was this review helpful to you?
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