The Witches' Sabbath (Italian: La visione del sabba, French: La sorcière, also known as The Sabbath) is a 1988 Italian-French drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio.[1][2][3] It is a pagan film and shows the rituals of witches.
| The Witches' Sabbath | |
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| Directed by | Marco Bellocchio |
| Written by | Marco Bellocchio Francesca Pirani |
| Produced by | Achille Manzotti André Djaoui |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Lanci |
| Edited by | Marco Bellocchio Mirco Garrone |
| Music by | Carlo Crivelli |
| Distributed by | BAC Films |
Release date | 1988 |
Cast edit
- Béatrice Dalle: Maddalena
- Daniel Ezralow: Davide
- Corinne Touzet: Cristina
- Jacques Weber : Professor Cadò
- Omero Antonutti : Medico condotto
- Paolo De Vita : Monatto
Production edit
Actress Raffaella Rossellini accused her colleague Daniel Ezralow of using violence, including carnal violence, on the set. The offending scene is the one in which the male protagonist tries to free himself and take possession of the "witch" Rossellini, embracing and slapping her, attracting and repelling her with force, finally dragging her into a pond. But finally Rossellini recanted by filing a simple labor lawsuit.[4]
References edit
- ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini (2005). Il Morandini: Dizionario dei film, 2006. Zanichelli, 2005. ISBN 8808327108.
- ^ "Sabba con stupro? Bellocchio nei guai". www.archiviolastampa.it. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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