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La ballata della strega

1910

A silent, dreamlike fable that drifts from eerie enchantment into moral ruin, leaving a quiet, sorrowful chill.

Directed by
Luigi Maggi
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Overview
A humble fisherman's singing distubs some witches. The eldest witch tries to make him stop, to no avail. She throws handfuls of gold into the sea, making the fisherman crave for riches. He becomes a lord, a spendthrift, a gambler and, poor again, a bandit. Full with remorse, he returns to the sea only to drown himself.

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Directed by
Luigi Maggi
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • morality
  • guilt
  • fate
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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