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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Our second and final screening with music is that of "Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages", a silent film from Sweden and a study of how superstition and the misunderstanding of diseases and mental illness could lead to the hysteria of the witch-hunts.

The Athens Open Air Film Festival is especially proud to host every year its special screenings with music - those screenings for which we present a favourite silent film of ours accompanied by original music, written specifically for the event.

Our second and final screening with music is that of "Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages", a silent film from Sweden, written and directed by Benjamin Christensen, a study of how superstition and the misunderstanding of diseases and mental illness could lead to the hysteria of the witch-hunts. The film was made as a documentary but contains dramatized sequences that are comparable to horror films.

The evening's music will be by the Greek band No Clear Mind.


haxan trailer (unofficial) από NyxtesPremieras

Directed by: Benjamin Christensen
Starring: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen
Year of production: 1922
Running time: 87'

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The 3rd Athens Open Air Film Festival is organized by the Athens International Film Festival and the CINEMA magazine – cinemagazine.gr, with the kind support of the Greek National Tourism Organisation..



    Publication date: 2013-07-13 20:50:05

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