---
title: 'The Burning Times (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Donna Read'
released: '1990-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burning-times-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225233/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Burning Times (1990)

1990 · Documentary · Canada


## Synopsis

The Burning Times is a 1990 Canadian documentary, presenting a feminist account of the Early Modern European witchcraft trials.
It was directed by Donna Read and written by Erna Buffie, and features interviews with feminist and Neopagan notables, such as Starhawk, Margot Adler, and Matthew Fox. The Burning Times is the second film in the National Film Board of Canada's Women and Spirituality series, following Goddess Remembered (1989) and preceding Full Circle (1993).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Donna Read](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-read)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Loreena McKennitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/loreena-mckennitt)

## Cast

- [Matthew Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-fox)
- [Starhawk](https://cinepixo.com/people/starhawk)
- [Margot Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-adler)

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