The Witches
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.
Director(s)
Franco Rossi
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Vittorio De Sica
Luchino Visconti
Mauro Bolognini
Grazia Campori
Elvira D'Amico
Albino Cocco
Luisa Alessandri
Nello Vanin
Rinaldo Ricci
Massimo Castellani
Sergio Citti
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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" 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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The directors of The Witches are Franco Rossi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Mauro Bolognini, Grazia Campori, Elvira D'Amico, Albino Cocco, Luisa Alessandri, Nello Vanin, Rinaldo Ricci, Massimo Castellani, and Sergio Citti.
The cast of The Witches includes Clint Eastwood as Carlo / Charlie (segment "Una sera come le altre"), Leslie French as Industrialist (segment "La strega bruciata viva"), Ennio Antonelli as Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited), Angelo Santi as Flash Gordon (segment "Una sera come le altre"), Veriano Ginesi as Bald Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera ...") (uncredited), Amerigo Santarelli as Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le ...") (uncredited), Renzo Marignano as Lady's Date (segment "Senso civico") (uncredited), Annie Girardot as Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva"), Helmut Berger as Hotel Page (segment "La strega bruciata viva"), Pietro Torrisi as Batman (segment "Una sera come le altre"), Silvana Mangano as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna, Laura Betti as Male Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna"), and more.
The duration of The Witches is 1h 51 mins.
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The Witches was released on 22 Feb 1967.
The Witches is listed under Comedy and Drama on Fanbiz.
The Witches has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 someh..."
