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.
Details
- Director
- Benjamin Christensen
- Writer
- Benjamin Christensen
- Original Language
- Swedish
- Budget
- $220,000
Cast
Astrid Holm
Benjamin Christensen
Elisabeth Christensen
Ella La Cour
Emmy Schønfeld
Karen Winther
Kate Fabian
Maren Pedersen
Oscar Stribolt
Wilhelmine Henriksen
Keywords
accusation
black and white
burned at the stake
demon
devil
folk horror
hysteria
insanity
love potion
mental illness
middle ages (476-1453)
mystic
nervous disorder
satan
satanic ritual
silent film
sorcery
spellcasting
superstition
torture
witch
witchcraft
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