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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.
Length 105 minutes
Ib Schønberg | Benjamin Christensen | Maren Pedersen | Clara Pontoppidan | Elith Pio | Oscar Stribolt | Alice O'Fredericks | Astrid Holm | Poul Reumert | Tora Teje | Ella La Cour | Karina Bell | Kate Fabian | Knud Rassow | Karen Caspersen | Albrecht Schmidt | Gerda Madsen | Holger Pedersen | Frederik Christensen | Aage Hertel | Henry Seemann | H.C. Nielsen | Ellen Rassow | Karen Winther | Emmy Schønfeld | Else Vermehren | Elisabeth Christensen | Holst Jørgensen | Wilhelmine Henriksen | Johannes Andersen | John Andersen
A film that’s been on my radar for a while that I’m glad to have finally seen (and include it as #32 in my 31 unseen horror films viewed in October challenge). It’s an odd but good document on the devil and witchcraft with some extraordinary costumes and make-up. I’m sure the b&w helps w/the effects. Definitely worth watching.
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