The Cinematheque

“A delightful, creative romantic comedy [and] mordant ribbing of a distinctly American atrocity: the Salem witch trials.”

Chris Cabin, Slant Magazine

“I’ve married a witch. What am I going to do?” There are love hijinks galore in this witty romantic comedy based on the novel The Passionate Witch by Thorne Smith. Keeping with his flair for fantasy, René Clair brings signature charm to the story of a father-daughter witch duo whose meddling in other people’s love lives starts backfiring in delightfully cheeky ways. With their spirits freshly released from centuries-long tree confinement, the pair’s first order of business is to find suitable human hosts and take revenge on the family that played a role in their unceremonious fates. But their ideas of mischievous payback do not exactly align. Veronica Lake is irresistible as the coquettish young witch caught up in a magical mess of her own making.

Digital restoration by the Library of Congress and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/​Lucas Family Foundation.

“Unpretentious, pacy, and genuinely witty. I Married a Witch sees Clair at his peak.”

Geoff Andrew, Time Out