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The Witches

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6.1/10 • 71

1967-02-221h 51m

ComedyDrama

Woman as she is...all things to men!

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.

Directors
Luchino Visconti, Mauro Bolognini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi, Vittorio De Sica
Editors
Giorgio Serrallonga

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  1. Silvana Mangano

    Silvana Mangano

    Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna

  2. Annie Girardot

    Annie Girardot

    Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  3. Francisco Rabal

    Francisco Rabal

    Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  4. Massimo Girotti

    Massimo Girotti

    Sportsman (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  5. Véronique Vendell

    Véronique Vendell

    Young Girl Friend (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  6. Elsa Albani

    Elsa Albani

    Gossip (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  7. Clara Calamai

    Clara Calamai

    Ex-Actress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  8. Marilù Tolo

    Marilù Tolo

    Waitress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  9. Nora Ricci

    Nora Ricci

    Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

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r96sk

Jan 11, 2022

7/10

Rather zany, 'The Witches' 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" is one of the weaker entries as it drags a little, "The Sicilian Belle" is a little forgettable and, the finale, "An Evening Like the Others" is the most strange but does satisfy due to its unusualness and comical nature. That last one's weirdness is elevated by the appearance of Clint Eastwood - which is made even more peculiar as he doesn't even voice his character due to the Italian language barrier; Giuseppe Rinaldi provides the voice, fwiw. It is bizarre yet, again, does work. The star of this 1967 release, though, is Silvana Mangano, who leads all five stories. She is excellent across them all, this is my first exposure to her and I'm intrigued to potentially see more of her work in the future.

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Status
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Original Language
Italian
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Keywords
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