Häxan

1922 · 1h 45mRepertory

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.

Häxan (1922), a repertory screening, is coming to Academy Theater, an independent theater in Portland. First showtime: Fri, Oct 16, 1:00 PM.