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.
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Sportsman (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Young Girl Friend (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Gossip (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Ex-Actress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Waitress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
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...
Status Released
Original LanguageItalian
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