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WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES
aka HÄXAN
Sweden
| 1922 | Benjamin Christensen
This unique silent film is a semi-documentary exploring the Church’s persecution of witches from the 15th through the 17th centuries—via vivid re-enactments of cases and purported incidents, like the Witches’ Sabbath. (The Devil is played by filmmaker Christensen.) A huge hit among 1920s Surrealists, the film boasts stunning tableaux that evoke Bosch and Bruegel. We will show a recent restoration of the original version of this movie classic (with a newly recorded, authentic orchestral score) and not the jazzy 1967 re-release narrated by William S. Burroughs. “A weird and rather wonderful brew...Remarkable visual flair.” –Time Out Film Guide. Subtitles. Blu-ray. 105 min.
http://www.janusfilms.com/films/1055
General admission $11; members, CIA & CSU I.D.holders, and those age 25 & under $8.
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