![]() ![]() ![]() But at the same time, it asserted itself from a completely different method and under very different influences, in Denmark.įormer opera singer, then theater actor deprived of his voice, Benjamin Christensen reconverted into the seventh art as an actor, then as a director. The horror genre developed there as a stylistic emanation. But many like to formalize his birth in full swing of German expressionism, through two great masterpieces: Doctor Caligari’s office and Nosferatu the Vampire, released in 19 respectively. Louis Feuillade extended his premises in his serials, during the 1910s. From the experiments of Méliès, he thrilled the crowds. It is commonly accepted that horror is one of the first genres in the history of cinema. And for good reason: this strange film, whose first title was… The Witch (hold, hold), both scientific documentary, proto-world, sociological study and pure experience of atmospheric horror, intersects more and more with the anxieties and transformations of our timeso that he still inflates his occult aura.ĭuring his research, Benjamin Christensen would he have cooked himself with any premonitory force? Still, his work seems to precisely accompany witchcraft through the ages… Recently brought out thanks to Potemkin enthusiasts in a magnificent restored version, Witchcraft through the ages celebrates its centenary and continues to fascinate cinephiles, curious, curious and analysts of the figure of the witch. Lovers of satanic oddities, horrifying nuggets and nebulous antiquities, rush to Häxan: witchcraft through the ageswhich celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, but which, through some evil spell, still condenses the horrific fads of our time. ![]()
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