Monkey Town Presents Häxan, Witchcraft Through The AgesSaturday, October 31st
Admission: $8, $10 minimum
Showtime: 8pm
Reservations are recommended
The 1922 classic documentary in six parts
Live score performed by:
Jeremy Slater
Murder of Angels (Bryin Dall & Derek Rush)
Phil Puleo
Christopher Russo
Maxx Klaxxon
Bradford Reed
Narration by William Burroughs
Written and directed by Benjamin Christensen (also appearing as Satan)
One of the most controversial films of the silent era, “Häxan” is a dramatized documentary of the practice and persecution of witchcraft in the Middle Ages. The elaborate production made it the most expensive Scandinavian silent film ever made. Although it was celebrated in its native country, it was widely banned and censored elsewhere for the elaborate images of Satanism and the Inquisition, closely following medieval engravings referenced in the film.
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