Film
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Benjamin ChristensenDevil
- Ella La CourKarna / Sorceress
- Emmy SchønfeldKarna's Assistant
- Kate FabianOld Maid
- Oscar StriboltFat Monk
- Wilhelmine HenriksenApelone / A Poor Old Woman
- Elisabeth ChristensenAnna's Mother
- Astrid HolmAnna
