The Witches' Sabbath

The Witches' Sabbath
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 (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

• Béatrice Dalle: Maddalena
• Daniel Ezralow: Davide
• Corinne Touzet: Cristina
• Jacques Weber: Professor Cadò
• Omero Antonutti: Medico condotto
• Paolo De Vita: Monatto

Production

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

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.

External links

• The Witches' Sabbath at IMDb