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City of Women (1980)
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Prucnal, Bernice Stegers, Jole Silvani
Runtime140 min
RatingR
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The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence. Snaporaz soon discovers he’s entered a phantasmagoric world where women have taken power.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Federico Fellini's 1980 film 'City of Women' is a surreal, comedic adventure that received a mixed critical reception. While some critics praised its imaginative visuals and social commentary, others found it confusing and self-indulgent. The film has a 6.7/10 rating on IMDb, indicating a moderately positive audience reception.
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Fans of director Federico Fellini's distinctive visual style and surreal, dreamlike storytelling will find much to appreciate in the fantastical, gender-bending world of 'City of Women' from 1980, which follows a man's bizarre encounter with a gathering of empowered women at a feminist conference.
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City of Women is a 1980 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, who co-wrote it with Bernardino Zapponi and Brunello Rondi. Amid Fellini's characteristic combination of dreamlike, outrageous, and artistic imagery, Marcello Mastroianni plays Snàporaz, a man who voyages through male and female spaces towards a confrontation with his own attitudes towards women and his wife.
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