DIRECTOR: Robert Eggers
MPAA RATING: R (for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity)
SCREENWRITER: Robert Eggers
STARRING: anya taylor-joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie,Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson
DURATION: N/A
COPYRIGHT HOLDER: N/A
DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
The historical horror film "The Witch" is already being hailed as one of the best scary movies of recent years. Written and directed by theater veteran Robert Eggers, the film details the eerie fate of a 17th century Puritan family as they encounter witchcraft and religious mania in the wilds of colonial New England.
Fans of slow-boiling horror will certainly dig the film, but devotees of authentic historical drama will find plenty to contemplate as well. The filmmakers conducted extensive research on the world of 17th century New England to recreate the period sets, props, costumes and especially the arcane dialect of the film's bedeviled family. Here we take a look at historical elements from film, and the context of the New England witchcraft hysteria of the 1600s.