In the late 16th century Europe was in the grip of a ferocious witch hunt, where thousands were tortured and burnt at the stake. The church was fully behind this terrifying crusade against the imaginary enemies of Christianity. In France and Germany alone up to 40,000 people may have been killed as witches. But England and Scotland were almost untouched by witch persecutions until King James himself decided to launch his own, personal war on witchcraft.
In 1597 King James VI of Scotland published 'Daemonology', a handbook on how to recognise and destroy, witches. The book explored the threat that 'those Detestable slaves of the Devil', posed to James himself. It fuelled waves of witch hunting throughout Britain.
The legacy of James' 'Daemonology' continued throughout the 17th century, and led to the torture and execution of hundreds of women in a series of infamous witch trials. No-one knows exactly how many men and women died in these trials, such as the Pendle trial of 1612, or how many others were killed in cases that never came to court. The documentary reveals the purges in many areas of Britain drew directly on King James' book. Also for the first time, remarkable new archaeological evidence from Cornwall, suggests that witchcraft was actively practiced for centuries, even during the most intense periods of witch-hunting. Experimental archaeologist Jacqui Wood has excavated strange pits lined with swan's feathers, and filled with animal skins and human remains. She believes the pits were ritual offerings inspired by witchcraft beliefs.
不算恐怖片了，是真美且有哲思。各种皮囊之下把世间生灵都体验。虽然差不多的世事循环往复，但总有某一刻真实的感触值得留恋人间。就像那首诗，“我知这世界，本如露水般短暂，然而，然而”。另外，对男人女人观察的旁白也很有意思：跟男人在一起像水，跟女人在一起像照镜子。人们对传宗接代有执念，养儿防老就不孤单吗？不是的，正如女主经历了好几种生命体验，她最终顿悟，放归山林不是自由，生活也不是牢笼。通过爱和被爱建立起与世界的连接，才是“活着”的实感。
女巫妹子和小帅哥的爱情挺有感染力的 真真觉得很惋惜 其他的一般般
故事本身乏善可陈，为了煽情而煽情。徐姐演技还行。
好喜欢。
有值得欣赏的地方，但更多的是不适感。有些元素搭配起来实在太膈应了。
大概……是因为有过爱的洗礼？
年度十佳预定
一开始觉得女主演技有些过于夸张 看到后面还是被感染到不行 太痛苦了 以及有一个让我难过的点是 电影里的男人会停下脱裤子的手 而现实呢？我甚至不敢想象现实中的父亲会怎么做……
镜头、光影都很美，很多画面都可以截下来作为桌面，探讨依然是女性成长、女性觉醒的问题，但是个人觉得如果要用这种拍摄方式的话，做成散文集或者诗歌集不是更好吗？最后女主通过经历了女孩-妻子-母亲的身份变化才认同了自己的身份，这是在影射不生孩子的女人不完整吗？
3.5 语种优势的低语和画面匹配度极好 很舒服 由初生女巫的视角看人 看阳光 看流水 看情感
"When the man is in the room, you are not a woman. You are stew. You are tea."
在同类型片中流于形式的中庸之作，束手束脚。女主演技仍需努力，没有什么突破可言。有情节也不够合理，总体一般。
女巫一边掏心掏肺地给你念诗，一边体验着各种各样的人生，仿佛找到了真爱，又陷入了轮回。很纯粹的中世纪女巫故事，不是恐怖片，是一部又重口味又小清新的文艺片，想看恐怖片的人千万不要看这部。
我们羞于在家人面前袒露脆弱，这不是因为我们足够坚强，而是因为我们总觉得自己不够资格被爱。
6.5分。抱着看一部精彩的恐怖片的心态，结果又是一部文艺片，前一个小时太文艺了，杀人都这么有诗意，不时的快进⏩我真的受不了这种慢摇慢摇加背景音乐要死不活的节奏。终于到后面有所反转，人性与爱阻止了魔咒继续
很文艺很诗意很忧伤，前半部分絮絮叨叨看不下去，后半部分逐渐适应了片子意境，越来越有味道
节奏有点慢 但故事整体还是蛮不错的 温情又感人 看的好难受啊 徐玄振演技太牛啦
女主最初变成普通的妇女饱受虐待和物化，难以忍受。后来变成男人，因为喜欢娃娃而又遭受到了所谓男子气概的排斥...与其说玛利亚是嫉妒女主能够融入人类社会，不如说这个社会就是畸形的无法接纳她们单纯的“异类”。
年度最美电影没有之一 正方形构图莫名就自带一种优雅的气质 哪怕画面里是个浑身烂肉的老巫婆
她是万物，她永远在流淌。
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