The Witches
(1967)
Overview
Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.
Writers
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Cesare Zavattini, Agenore Incrocci, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Furio Scarpelli, Bernardino Zapponi, Bernardino Zapponi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Cesare Zavattini, Enzo Muzii, Fabio Carpi, Roberto Gianviti, Luigi Magni, Luigi Magni, Franco Rossi, Franco Rossi
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Silvana Mangano
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Reviews
r96sk
⭐ 7/10January 11, 2022
Rather zany, <em>'The Witches'</em> entertains sufficiently.
Anthology films aren't usually my thing but I found the oddness of this production to be worth watching. It somehow works. There are five stories portrayed, all of which have their moments even if some are definitively better than others. The music is good, also.
"The Witch Burned Alive", the opener, is the standout, "Civic Spirit" is amusingly short, "The Earth Seen from the Moon…
read the rest.
Status
Released
Original Language
IT
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