Häxan (1922)
Directed by Benjamin Christensen · Cinematography by Johan Ankerstjerne
91 min60 frames
DocumentaryHorrorHistory
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What is Häxan about?
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 is a 1922 Swedish-Danish silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen. Consisting partly of documentary-style storytelling as well as dramatized narrative sequences, the film purports to chart the historical roots and superstitions surrounding witchcraft, beginning in the Middle Ages through the 20th century. Based partly on Christensen's own study of the Malleus Maleficarum, a 15th-century German guide for inquisitors, Häxan proposes that such witch-hunts may have stemmed from misunderstandings of mental or neurological disorders, triggering mass hysteria.
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What does the cinematography of Häxan look like?
Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of Häxan leans on medium shots (35% of the sample) and close-ups (27%). Cinematographer Johan Ankerstjerne keeps 65% of it in low-key light. Night and dusk account for 57% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 60% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1920s.
What is the color palette of Häxan?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Häxan (1922) are #4c0905, #2b0402, #07070b, #880d07, #882410, #0d1629 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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