City of Women

(1980)

★ 7 IMDb · 299 votes

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Year: 1980

Runtime: 148 мин

Country: France, Italy

Director: Федерико Феллини

Cast: Марчелло Мастроянни, Anna Prucnal, Bernice Stegers, Jole Silvani, Донателла Дамиани, Ettore Manni, Fiammetta Baralla, Hélène Calzarelli, Catherine Carrel, Marcella Di Falco

Plot

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.

Marcello is in the compartment of an Italian train, facing forward, when the mineral water of the woman seated across from him starts falling toward him. He catches the bottle and makes eye contact, then 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, and finds himself in a large hotel surrounded by women. A feminist conference is taking place and he tries to escape.