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Witch textbook
Ezekiel 2022-08-16 17:25:20
The black-and-white silent film of 1922 told an interesting topic, and it seems that there are still not many such subjects. Although the description of witches is terrible, this old movie looks more like a light comedy from current eyes, with many fantasy scenes such as the old witch who cooks soup, the devil's assembly, the woman who turns into a cat, etc. , Reminds me of Tim Burton, whom everyone knows well. In addition to finding information about witches from the illustrations in the pages, there are also information on how the church interrogates witches (to be precise) and the relationship between witches and hysteria. Basically, I personally think it belongs to popular science films, and students who are interested in becoming witches and gods can watch it. It is worth mentioning that the music style for the witches is jazz, and there are still some experiments, which has quite a humorous effect.
Extended Reading
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Chief Inquisitor: Listen, Maria the Weaver, did you also see the devil put his mark on the witches' foreheads?
Marie, the Seamstress: Oh, learned men, I saw the witches kiss the evil one on his behind. And the mother of Anna, the printer's wife, wished me a scalding death - that damned woman, I saw her kissing the evil one so tenderly...
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Narrator (1968 re-release): The "painful interrogation" preferably began with a "lighter" torture: the Thumb-screw, for example. One of my actresses insisted on trying the Thumb-screw when we shot these pictures. I will not reveal the terrible confessions I forced from the young lady in less than a minute.
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