Le Streghe

A quintet of vivid sketches, one spectacular female protagonist, and a picturesque anthology interpreting the diverse aspects of the modern Italian woman. Starting off with Luchino Visconti's first segment, "La Strega Bruciata Viva" (The Witch Burned Alive), an idolised movie star falls victim of fame and vanity; in the second short sketch, "Senso Civico" (Civic Sense) by Mauro Bolognini, an attentive, thoughtful woman offers to transport an injured man to the first-aid station in her car. Next, in Pier Paolo Pasolini's third part, "La Terra Vista Dalla Luna" (The Earth Seen from the Moon), a recently-widowed ageing father and his son wander Rome's cobbled streets in search of an ideal wife for the former and a caring mother for the latter. In Franco Rossi's following brief segment, "La Siciliana" (The Girl from Sicily), a tragic tale of seduction and typical Sicilian revenge awaits; and in Vittorio de Sica's final chapter, "Una Sera Come Le Altre" (One Evening Like the Others), a frustrated, bored housewife conjures up wild, yet hopeless dreams, longing for her husband's genuine feelings.