Häxan (1922) Silent Horror Film w/ Live Music by Lori Goldston & Greg Kelley
Mon, Oct 31
|Epsilon Spires
A rarely-seen silent horror film that still continues to shock, Häxan turns 100 years old on Halloween! Originally banned in the U.S. this legendary Swedish masterpiece offers a mesmerizing investigation into the fear of the unknown, a terrifying (yet enlightening) cinema-concert experience!
Time & Location
Oct 31, 2022, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
It's Halloween! Come dressed in costume to be entered into a raffle to win prizes! Doors 8pm, screening 8:30pm, Please plan to arrive within that window of time to enjoy a refreshment and choose your seat to best avoid disrupting the program. Thanks!
“One of Häxan’s masterstrokes is the way it places together, on the same level of cinematic depiction, fact and fiction, objective reality and hallucination.”-Chris Fujiwara for Criterion
Häxan (1922). Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent film is a mesmerizing investigation of the fear of the unknown, intertwining grotesque spectacle with darkly humorous social insight. Christensen’s unique hybrid-genre masterpiece anticipated modern horror, documentary re-creation, and the essay film, making for a terrifying (yet enlightening) experience unlike anything else in the history of cinema.
With it's visionary scale and impressive special effects, it was one of the most expensive productions of the…
Tickets
Häxan: w/ live musical score
Admission for Häxan: Halloween Silent Horror w/Lori Goldston & Greg Kelley. Tricks and Treats will be provided. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. $2 from every ticket goes directly towards the historic preservation of the venue. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
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Tickets for this event are $20. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, subsidized tickets are available for those who self-identify as experiencing financial hardship. In order to make this program accessible for all, we are offering tickets by sliding scale. Taking equity and inclusion into account, please pay what you can to help support the artists and venue.
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