Häxan DVD Thriller Film-noir meets melodrama in Ophuls'

Film-noir meets melodrama in Ophuls' best American film

'The Gleaners & I' (2000) - documentary on rural foragers/scavengers

the author discusses the stylistic approaches of directors and how political and social concerns were reflected in the cinema

Joan Crawford and Bette Davis

who barter their armour and weapons for food

Häxan DVD Thriller Film-noir meets melodrama in Ophuls''Haxan' Director: Benjamin Christensen (1922) + 'Witchcraft Through the Ages' (1968) Restoration. A hugely imaginative exploration of medieval superstitions and beliefs using dramatisations of rituals, pure fiction and animation. Satanic activities and the torture methods used on suspected witches feature which resulted in controversy and protest on the film's release. The DVD also includes the shorter re titled 1968 cut which was narrated by William