Grave robbing, *, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary 1922 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.In 1968, an abbreviated version of the film (77 minutes) was released.This version features an eclectic jazz score by Daniel Humair (played by a quintet including Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Daniel Humair on percussion) and dramatic narration by William S.Burroughs.The artwork features great stills from the film.
