Season of the Witch
Directed by:
George A. RomeroScreenplay:
George A. RomeroCinematography:
George A. RomeroComposer:
Steve GornCast:
Jan White, Raymond Laine, Bill Thunhurst, Ginger Greenwald, Ann Muffly, Joedda McClain, Paul McCollough, MaLynda ParkerVOD (1)
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Joan Mitchell is an unhappy housewife pushing 40, who has an uncommunicative husband and a distant 19-year- old daughter. Frustrated at her current situation, Joan seeks solace in witchcraft after visiting a local tarot reader, who inspires Joan to follow her own path. After dabbling in witchcraft, Joan, believing herself to have become a real witch, withdraws into a fantasy world until the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred and eventually tragedy results. (official distributor synopsis)
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Romero was a master. Otherwise, a film about a frustrated suburban housewife with a distracted look could not have been so interesting. But the psychology of the characters works here, as do the sparks between them, the feeling of futility and the seductive desire to finally change something in their lives, to “go over to the other side” and be something extraordinary. And what else could there be for such a character – a jaded woman slapped by her husband and bored with the daily routine of an exemplary American family – if not the role of a witch? Romero wrote, shot and edited Season of the Witch, and even fifty years, the film is still pleasing with its feel for composition and editing, and it’s comprehensible in terms of content. Romero knew what he was doing.
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Romero may want to convey through the film how we get bored in our lives, how we seek fulfillment in activities that wouldn't even cross our minds during happier times, but unfortunately, he does so in a rather boring and somewhat sterile manner, where erotic hints are truly just hints, while the film deserves more openness. Hungry Wives is just too stretched out and fails to pull you in.
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