The Witches' Sabbath Explained

The Witches' Sabbath
Editing:	Marco Bellocchio Mirco Garrone

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]

Notes and References

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