Work
Haxan
This combination of dramatised fiction, documentary footage and animated sequences was based on the records of witchcraft trials in the 15th and 16th centuries. Christensen (who also plays the devil) adopts a sceptical attitude to the occult in a portrayal, in turn grotesque and humorous, of witches’ sabbath and black mass, extraction of confessions and contemporary scenes of possession.
Details
Project | OF THE OCCULT |
Artists | Benjamin Christensen |
Year | 1922 |
Origin | Denmark |
Duration | 82 mins |