UID:
kobvindex_ZLB34358946
Format:
1 Blu-ray Disc (105 min + Bonus) : s/w ; eingefärbt
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1 Booklet (32 Seiten)
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1,33:1
Edition:
special edition, new 2K restoration
ISBN:
9781681436456
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [BD] 134
Content:
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages and early modern era suffered from the same ills as psychiatric patients diagnosed with hysteria in the film's own time. Far from a dry dissertation on the topic, the film itself is a witches’ brew of the scary, the gross, and the darkly humorous. Christensen’s mix-and-match approach to genre anticipates gothic horror, documentary re-creation, and the essay film, making for an experience unlike anything else in the history of cinema. (Criterion Collection)
Content:
Häxan (1922): New digital, speed-corrected transfer of the Swedish Film Institute's tinted restoration. Music from the original Danish premiere, arranged by film music specialist Gillian Anderson and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra, presented in Dolby Digital 5.0Commentary by Danish silent film scholar Casper Tybjerg. Benjamin Christensen's introduction to the 1941 re-release (8 Min., swed. with engl. subtitles). A short selection of outtakes. Bibliothèque Diabolique(115 frames): a photographic exploration of Christensen's historical sources. Stills gallery. New English translation of intertitles. Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968): The 76-minute version of Häxan, narrated by William S. Burroughs, with a soundtrack featuring Jean-Luc Ponty. English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition. (from the container)
Note:
Music from the original Danish premiere
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Orig.: Dänemark/Schweden, 1922
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Zwischentitel: schwedisch ; Untertitel: englisch
Language:
Undetermined
Keywords:
Hexenglaube
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Geschichte
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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Kommentar
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Film
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