Hagazussa (2017)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 102 minuten
Alternative title: Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse
Country:
Germany / Austria
Directed by: Lukas Feigelfeld
Stars: Haymon Maria Buttinger, Aleksandra Cwen and Claudia Martini
IMDb score:
5,8 (8.345)
Releasedate: 17 May 2018
Hagazussa plot
"A Heathen's Curse."
A dark legend from the fifteenth century about the young woman Albrun who struggles in the Austrian Alps to keep her sanity. She teeters on a fine line between ancient magic, faith and madness. At a time when the pagan belief in witches and other spirits of nature is spreading fear and terror among the rural population.
Actors and actresses
Albrun
Mother
Swinda
Minister
Young Albrun
Daughter
Wurzelsepp
Village Doctor
Nun
Farmer
Reviews & comments
Inland Rabbit
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- 3286 messages
- 2159 votes
To put it bluntly, I said to several people today: the film is typical fodder for Verhoeven (an observation, not a value judgment perhaps, haha), as long as the film isn't too pagan and secretly goes too far in its grim ideology regarding ritualism, paganism, and witchcraft. 
You could, after all, unleash all sorts of fantasies and theories on it and seek a deeper meaning. Symbolism and all that.
Personally, I didn't see it and found it somewhat contrived, slightly pretentious, and at times downright ridiculous. But it wasn't a comedy, and the atmosphere was dark and grim. The harsh ambient drones, however, were still atmospheric. But after yet another static shot of a white snowy landscape, dark forests, or towering mountains that lasted for minutes, I'd had enough. There was also no variation in the shots anymore. They were practically the same ones over and over again.
Not terribly bad, but certainly not great either. I left the theater feeling a bit more tired and tired, but I can look back on it more leniently now. It's a difficult rating; it's somewhere between 2* and 2.5*.
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Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12890 votes
I liked this.
It's clear that the soundtrack is the driving force. A bit odd for a film by a director who apparently studied photography, but it's the drones and the exaggerated sounds that make this film a very atmospheric affair. The house here vibrated nicely, which is always a pleasure to experience.
I didn't think it was quite on par visually. It's beautifully shot, that's for sure, but for this style (very slow, with a very grim, dark atmosphere), it needs to be either much tighter or a bit edgier. There's one moment like that at the end, but after that, the film is essentially over. Now, it falls somewhere in between, making it visually lag behind the soundtrack.
The acting is also very strong. A lot of mysterious and slightly uncomfortable scenes, though Feigelfeld could have pushed that a bit further. And so, an intriguing film remains that manages to entertain, but lacks that little something extra to be a true masterpiece. But if this is a graduation project, let's get his real career started soon.
A solid 3.5*
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
A detailed and atmospheric thriller with a captivating first half hour, primarily following the protagonist's childhood. Director Lukas Feigelfeld demonstrates considerable passion, talent, and quality in the film's visual design. It all looks and sounds excellent, though the tension rarely builds. After the protagonist grows up, Hagazussa veers towards the negative, with a slew of uninteresting characters and their equally uninteresting romance. The snowy landscape is replaced by barren forest settings, and all the alienating visuals build to an unexciting finale. The acting also falls short here, but Feigelfeld at least shows potential for promising future projects.
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