- 2019
- Doppelganger Releasing
- 1 h 42 m
SummaryIn a remote Alpine village in the 15th century, the orphan Albrun grows up to become a marked woman. The scapegoat of ancient superstitions and monstrous misogyny, this self-styled witch begins to assert her otherworldly birthright. The plague she conjures makes human cruelty look pathetic and small by comparison. [Doppelgänger Releasing]
Directed By:Lukas Feigelfeld
Written By:Lukas Feigelfeld
Hagazussa
Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
User score
Mixed or Average
4.9
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Apr 18, 2019
81
Hagazussa is further distinguished through a patina derived from David Lynch and Panos Cosmatos—slow, deliberate, perpetually unsettling. The film takes its time, but it drags the viewer along the way toward a mind-shattering oblivion.
Apr 19, 2019
80
This is a frequently ravishing film, as attuned to the mysticism of landscapes as prime Herzog, while capable of jolting us with the occasional brutal image.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.9
42% Positive
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21% Mixed
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37% Negative
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7 Ratings
Jun 13, 2020
6
I like slow burners but I must admit this one tested my patience at times. I'll always support films that rely more on the power of suggestion instead of seeking the cheap scare, but despite the good virtues of this film like its themes, atmosphere and tone. The fact that relies too much on the resources of metaphors and symbolism ends up affecting part of its functionality because the most accesible parts of the narrative doesn't get the same attention. However, its idea and representation separate it from the herd and if you are a horror fan outside of the jump scare regulations. Hagazussa is a very interesting option.
I'd consider it a distant relative of Robert Eggers' The Witch.
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Jan 30, 2021
1
Slow and boring form over substance. Beside few disgusting scenes, doesn't bring anything new or memorable.
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Apr 17, 2019
80
For those who can embrace Hagazussa more as an experience than as a spook show, this film is utterly absorbing and hard to shake.
May 2, 2019
70
It looks and feels far more substantial than most indie debuts, confidently bending genre rules with its minimalist dialogue and hallucinatory plot, which owes more to David Lynch or Lars von Trier than to more orthodox horror maestros.
Apr 19, 2019
67
His effort to cram in every aspect of the history of late Medieval witch fever, from repression of women to fear of the outsider to mushroom trips, becomes a chore, and a grisly twist in the final chapter, fire, just feels shocking for shock's sake. A historical psychological study like this doesn't deserve a stomach-churning moment like that, especially when all it does is push Albrun even further away.
By Richard Whittaker
FULL REVIEW Feb 3, 2020
1
This movie is just WAY too slow moving. Even the actors are in slow motion. Were they trying to just fill in time for the movie? Stretch it out cause they had a small script? I fast forwarded thru most of the movie cause I got tired of watching an actor sit for 30 or 50 seconds before finally moving to do something.
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Production Company:
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Retina Fabrik
Release Date:Apr 19, 2019
Duration:1 h 42 m
Tagline:A Gothic Folk Tale.
Awards
CinEuphoria Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
German Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
