Science, Cinema, and the Mastery of the Invisible
by
Richard Baxstrom, Todd Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (The Witch, 1922) stands as a singular film within the history of cinema. Deftly weaving contemporary scientific analysis and powerfully staged historical scenes of satanic initiation, confession under torture, possession, and persecution, Häxan creatively blends spectacle...