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DESCRIPTION: "Hast thou consorted with the witch?!" \n\n South West Silents
  and Maria Pérez Cuervo from Hellebore join forces again to showcase two 
 more classics of folklore and witchcraft. \n\n This special Witchcraft Dou
 ble Bill will include a screening of Benjamin Christensen's controversial 
 silent film Häxan (1922) with live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne
 . The film will have a recorded introduction by Professor Ronald Hutton\, 
 the leading authority on the history of paganism and witchcraft. \n\n Then
  Maria J Pérez Cuervo\, founder and editor of Hellebore\, will introduce 
 a rare screening of John Moxey's The City of the Dead (1960) starring Chri
 stopher Lee. \n\n The event will also have a number of stalls open on the 
 day including Espensen Spirit selling their specially themed cocktails and
  a Hellebore merchandise stall. \n\n \n\n Häxan (1922)\nDirector: Benjami
 n Christensen\nStarring: Benjamin Christensen\, Clara Pontoppidan\, Oscar 
 Stribolt\nSWE / 105mins / 15 \n\n Since its premiere in 1922\, writer and 
 director Benjamin Christensen's exploration of the role of superstition in
  medieval minds has caused outrage and protest from both the general publi
 c and religious groups. Dramatizing satanic activities and rituals includi
 ng the ways in which suspected witches were tortured and killed\, Haxan is
  a deliriously imaginative masterpiece. Christensen’s mix-and-match appr
 oach to genre anticipates gothic horror\, documentary re-creation\, and th
 e essay film\, making for an experience unlike anything else in the histor
 y of cinema. \n\n Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne.\nSpecial Re
 corded Introduction by Professor Ronald Hutton (University of Bristol) \n\
 n \n\n The City of the Dead (1960)\nDirector: John Moxey\nStarring: Christ
 opher Lee\, Dennis Lotis\, Betta St John\, Patricia Jessel\nUSA / 80mins /
  15 \n\n College student Nan (Venetia Stevenson) is researching the histor
 y of witchcraft. Taunted by her brother and fiancé\, who have voiced thei
 r concerns\, Nan arms herself with resolve and drives to the small New Eng
 land village of Whitewood. But not everything is as it seems at the peacef
 ul village… \n\n Christopher Lee was already a horror icon when he start
 ed filming The City of the Dead in 1959. Having played Frankenstein’s Mo
 nster\, Count Dracula and The Mummy for Hammer\, this new picture would al
 low him to extend his range to the American Gothic and witchcraft in a sma
 ll New England village. Produced by future Amicus founders Milton Subotsky
  and Max Rosenberg\, and beautifully shot by Desmond Dickinson (whose cred
 its ranged from Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet)\, The City of the Dead (1960)
  is a wonderfully atmospheric and still shocking slice of gothic horror th
 at stands firmly alongside its Hammer contemporaries. \n\n Special Introdu
 ction by Maria J Pérez Cuervo\, founder and editor of HELLEBORE. \n\n Boo
 k now to avoid disappointment—this event is likely to sell out very quic
 kly! \n\n \n\n HELLEBORE is a Bristol-based small press devoted to British
  folk horror and the occult. As well as the biannual magazine of the same 
 name\, HELLEBORE has published a travel guide and a card game\, and was a 
 World Fantasy Awards finalist in 2022. \n\n South West Silents is a not-fo
 r-profit organisation. With support of the BFI Film Audience Network\, awa
 rding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to mo
 re audiences across the UK.  \n
LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T150226
LOCATION:Former Bristol IMAX\, Bristol
ORGANIZER:mailto:southwestsilents@gmail.com
SUMMARY:Witchcraft Double Bill
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/swswitchcraftdoublebill
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/swswitchcraftdoublebill
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