The Witches(1967)
"Woman as she is...all things to men!"
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.
Franco Rossi
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Luchino Visconti
Director
Mauro Bolognini
Director
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Story
Franco Rossi
Story
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Story
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Story
Cesare Zavattini
Story
Fabio Carpi
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Roberto Gianviti
Screenplay
Enzo Muzii
Screenplay
Luigi Magni
Story
Agenore Incrocci
Story
Luigi Magni
Screenplay
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Screenplay
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Story
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay
Franco Rossi
Screenplay
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Written on January 11, 2022
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.
