| | Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
104 minute DVD with music from the original Danish premiere, arranged by film music historian Gillian Anderson and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra and a soundtrack featuring Jean-Luc-Ponty. An terrifying assault on the eyes, Benjamin Christensen's 1922 documentary is a landmark film of witchery, possession, and sadism. Originally released under the Swedish title HAXAN, this eerie, unusual film experience uses seven chapters to illustrate a history of myths and beliefs regarding the occult. The film uses animation, creature effects, nightmarish sets, reenactments of satanic rituals and intense sexual imagery to weave a tale that ranges from being darkly humorous to severely disturbing. The original version ran 104 minutes and exists both in black and white and in a tinted Swedish Film Institute version.
HAXAN is commonly available as the re-cut WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES, a version that runs 74 minutes. Voice over narration by William S. Burroughs and a score by Jean-Luc Ponty in this cut only strengthened the film's status as a cult classic. Copyright A.B. Svensk Filmindustri 1922. Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages Reviews: 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] gives an eerie sense of actually having been made during the 15th and 16th centuries."-- Damien Love, Uncut
This is the only Oscar Stribolt video. Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages | List Price | $39.95 (You save $8.80) | | Studio | Criterion Collection | | Orig Year | 1920 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8988  | | CD Universe Part number | 2071047 | | Catalog number | HAX010 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 16, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Witchcraft Through the Ages; Haxan | | Running Time | 104 Minutes | | Movie Details | Tinted; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Digitally Re-Mastered; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Criterion Collection; Both 1922 and 1968 Versions |
Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages Movie Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Wasn't sure about this one
Interesting to see a REALLY old film. The techniques used were brilliant, i thought, and there was more creativity in 5 minutes of this film than a whole catologue of todays big budget movies. However, technical issues aside, i found the film to be quite boring on the whole.
Submitted by Wayne (Nottingham, UK) 
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 Amazing, unclassifiable film
HAXAN is an amazing, unclassifiable film, part documentary, part fantasy, part psychological drama, made in Denmark in 1922. The Criterion DVD contains both the original 1922 print of the film, restored in a beautifully tinted print from the Danish Film Archives, and the "sound" version that was made in the 1960s with William Burroughs on the soundtrack. It's a great set, as are most of the Criterion Collection.
Submitted by a reviewer (New York, NY)
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WOW!
I won't review the film itself, but if you're familiar with the film do not hesitate to buy this. This disc opened my eyes to how great a film from the 20s can look on DVD. After years of buying econo-VHS versions, I figured that's the best these things are going to look, given their age. WRONG! During closeups you can actually see the pores in the actors' skin! (and if you haven't seen the film, it's great!)
Submitted by Eric (Louisiana)
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IF YOU LOVE OLDER FILMS, DEFINEATELY CHECK THIS ONE OUT! EVEN IF YOU PREFER NEWER MOVIES, YOU MIGHT FIND THIS INTERESTING...SLIGHTLY PSYCHOTIC, TWISTEDLY HUMOROUS, AND SURPRISINGLY INFORMATIVE! A SURE ADDITION TO THE HALLOWEEN LIBRARY!
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Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Introduction: Benjamin Christensen
Audio Commentary: Casper Tybjerg (Scholar)
Features:
1. HAXAN (1922 Swedish version with English subtitles; 104 mins)
2. WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES (1968 version with narration by William S. Burroughs; 74 mins)
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