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Description: | 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. |
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Actors: |
Clara Pontoppidan, Maren Pedersen, Oscar Stribolt, Benjamin Christensen, Astrid Holm, Gerda Madsen, Tora Teje, William S. Burroughs, Elith Pio |
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Director: |
Benjamin Christensen |
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Manufacturer No.: |
CCIN3076BR |
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