The Witches' Sabbath

The Witches' Sabbath
Directed byMarco Bellocchio
Written byMarco Bellocchio
Francesca Pirani
Produced byAchille Manzotti
André Djaoui
CinematographyGiuseppe Lanci
Edited byMarco Bellocchio
Mirco Garrone
Music byCarlo Crivelli
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)

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.

Cast

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Production

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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

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  1. ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
  2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  3. ^ Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini (2005). Il Morandini: Dizionario dei film, 2006. Zanichelli, 2005. ISBN 8808327108.
  4. ^ "Sabba con stupro? Bellocchio nei guai". www.archiviolastampa.it. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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