Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Since its premiere in 1922 Benjamin Christensen&s exploration of the role of superstition in medieval minds has caused outrage & protest from both the general public & religious groups Dramatizing satanic activities & rituals including the ways in which suspected witches were tortured & killed Haxan is a deliriously imaginative masterpiece Not until its re-release in 1941 did the director earn belated fame & respect proof that this genre-defying documentary was far ahead of its time In 1968 the film won further praise & a whole new audience when it was re-released with a William Burroughs narration under the title & Witchcraft through the Ages& This release
Includes:: both the Burroughs-narrated shorted version & the original film for which two new scores have been created one by composer Geoff Smith performed on hammered dulcimer & the second offering a dynamic score by UK electronic group Bronnt Industries Kapital