Häxan
(Blu-ray)

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Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2019].
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
Status
Downtown Reno Library - DVD / Blu-rays
SWEDISH BLU-RAY HAXAN
1 available
South Valleys Library - DVD / Blu-rays
SWEDISH BLU-RAY HAXAN
1 available

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Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Language
zxx
UPC
715515235617

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1922.
General Note
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0, full screen 1.33:1.
General Note
Essay by critic Chris Fujiwara, remarks on the score by Anderson, and an essay by scholar Chloé Germaine Buckley in container.
General Note
Features: music from the 1922 Danish premiere, arranged by film-music specialist Gillian B. Anderson and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra in 2001; audio commentary from 2001 featuring film scholar Casper Tybjerg; Witchcraft through the ages (1968, 76 minutes) alternate version of Häxan narrated by author William S. Burroughs, with a soundtrack featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty; director Benjamin Christensen's introduction to the 1941 re-release; outtakes; "Bibliothèque diabolique," a photographic exploration of Christensen's historical sources, created in 2001.
Participants/Performers
Benjamin Christensen, Astrid Holm, Karen Winther, Maren Pedersen, Wilhelmine Henriksen.
Description
Through dramatic vignettes, looks at how superstition and the misunderstanding of mental illness could lead to the witch hysteria of the Middle Ages.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play in standard DVD players.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
Silent film with Swedish intertitles, optional English subtitles, and musical score.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Christensen, B., Holm, A., Winther, K., & Pedersen, M. (2019). Häxan . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Benjamin Christensen et al.. 2019. Häxan. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Benjamin Christensen et al.. Häxan Criterion Collection, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Christensen, Benjamin, Astrid Holm, Karen Winther, and Maren Pedersen. Häxan Criterion Collection, 2019.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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