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The Witches

1967 · 111 min

A witty, cynical kaleidoscope of women's lives, mixing absurd comedy with sharp social critique and moments of melancholy.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Mauro Bolognini, Luchino Visconti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vittorio De Sica
Written by
Enzo Muzii, Luigi Magni, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Franco Rossi
Starring
Silvana Mangano, Annie Girardot, Francisco Rabal, Massimo Girotti, Véronique Vendell, Elsa Albani, Clara Calamai, Marilù Tolo
Music
Piero Piccioni, Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime
111 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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