The Witches

The Witches is a comedy-drama from Italy and France consisting of five separate stories centered on the roles and experiences of women. Silvana Mangano appears in every segment, portraying different characters: a movie star visiting a mountain resort, a woman who helps an injured man, a deaf-mute woman married to a widower and his son, a woman involved in a Sicilian feud of honor and revenge, and a bored housewife dissatisfied with her husband's lack of romance.

The film was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Georges Laurent, with a screenplay by Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. It features a collaborative directorial effort by five filmmakers. Pier Paolo Pasolini directed this as his seventh film out of fifteen, following Oedipus Rex. Vittorio De Sica directed this as his eleventh film, following Marriage Italian Style. Luchino Visconti directed this as his ninth film out of fifteen, following The Leopard. Franco Rossi directed this as his fourth film, after Complexes, while Mauro Bolognini directed this as his second film, after The Queens. The cast includes Silvana Mangano, Annie Girardot, Francisco Rabal, and Massimo Girotti.

Audience reception is moderate, with a rating of 5.9/10 on IMDb based on 2,300 votes and a 6/10 on TMDB from 79 votes.