{"product_id":"haxan-le","title":"Häxan (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e3ff3278-7fff-e7c1-b668-33149de4b61d\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHäxan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA series of eerie vignettes depict images of sorcery and evil on screen, from representations of occultism and religious hypocrisy to a chilling witch hunt in the Middle Ages. Directed by and starring Benjamin Christensen as the Devil, \u003cem\u003eHäxan\u003c\/em\u003e mixes documentary and fiction forms to create an unsettling brew that prefigures everything from Gothic horror to the found footage film. This legendary horror film was released in numerous edits and this edition collects four such versions of the film for the first time in the UK, including a 2K restoration by the original production company Svensk Filmindustri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1: 2K restoration by Svensk Filmindustri, presented with a score by Matti Bye (2006)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitchcraft through the Ages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - an alternate cut of the film featuring narration by William S. Burroughs and soundtrack by Jean-Luc Ponty, newly transferred in 2K from a 16mm dupe negative (1968, 77 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by director Benjamin Christensen (1941, 8 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOuttakes - a reel of test footage shot by Benjamin Christensen featuring scenes for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHäxan, Hævnens Nat [Night of Revenge] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand other work by the filmmaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1922, 12 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently discovered costume screen test (1922, 2 mins) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppreciation by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (2024, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Satan: The Convert’s Guide to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHäxan - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA visual essay by Vito A. Rowlands, author of the BFI Film Classics edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHäxan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2024, 12 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by horror experts Guy Adams and A.K. Benedict (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 2: 2K restoration by Svensk Filmindustri, presented with scores by Bronnt Industries Kapital (2007), and Geoff Smith (2007) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHäxan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- The Esoteric Cut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- an alternate cut of the film featuring English intertitles and soundtrack by Lawrence Leherissey (Date unknown, 84 mins) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitchcraft through the Ages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea French version of the film featuring narration by Jean-Pierre Kalfon, sourced from the best surviving VHS (1990, 82 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix postcards of original promotional stills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLimited edition 80-page book featuring new writing by Pamela Hutchinson, Daniel Bird, Kat Ellinger, Brad Stevens plus archival writing by Tom Milne and extracts from the press book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLimited edition of 6000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCheck out our other October releases: A Quiet Place in the Country, I vampiri, Daiei Gothic and Dogra Magra!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1922\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: ABC\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRAD078BDLE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEAN:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 5060974681488\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 11\/11\/24\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A masterpiece - a piece of thrillingly sensationalist cinema slyly masquerading as a historical documentary” - Mark Kermode\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A weird and rather wonderful brew of fiction, documentary and animation based on 15th and 16th century witchcraft trials, Christensen's film has a remarkable visual flair that takes in Bosch, Breughel and Goya.” - David Thompson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e“fascinatingly conceived and directed, holding the onlooker in a sort of medieval spell” - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46580661977262,"sku":"RAD078BDLE","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/HAXAN_2D_BOX_FRONT_OBI.png?v=1749741822","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/haxan-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}