Häxan
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.
Archivist Notes
"This film suffers from being waaaaaaay to long. A quick edit couldn't hurt. That, though, is the only flaw in this film. Watch it and enjoy!"
"Actually the intertitles are in Swedish and not Danish."
"" Does anyone know how I can convert an MPEG4 to an MPEG 2 without destroying its quality, or easier still, download this as an MPEG2? To convert it ..."
"This is an excellent film, and an excellent transfer, but the selection of MPEG4 or MPEG4 leaves much to be desired. Does anyone know how I can conver..."
"As I stated interesting. But I must scold IA on a techinical point. This film is not color but tinted. Tints were used in silent films to express a..."
