City of Women
– A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse...
A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.
08 Apr 1981
Italian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (story), Bernardino Zapponi (story), Federico Fellini (screenplay), Bernardino Zapponi (screenplay), Brunello Rondi (screenplay collaborator)
Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Prucnal, Bernice Stegers, Jole Silvani
Marcello is in the compartment of an Italian train, facing forward when the mineral water of the woman seated across from him starts to fall toward him. He catches the bottle and makes eye contact and follows her when she leaves the compartment. For a few moments she finds him attractive too. Then suddenly she gets off the train and starts walking through a field. Marcello follows her, loses her, finds himself in a large hotel surrounded by women. A feminist conference is taking place and he tries to escape.
6 wins.
$6,244
Gaumont