City of Women

Mar 28, 1980

2h 20m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Production Companies

Opera Film Produzione

Gaumont

City of Women Trailers

Cast

Snàporaz

Marcello Mastroianni

Elena, the Wife

Anna Prucnal

Lady on the Train

Bernice Stegers

Motorcyclist

Jole Silvani

Donatella, Woman on Roller Skates

Donatella Damiani

Dr. Xavier Katzone

Ettore Manni

Oliver Hardy

Fiammetta Baralla

Feminist

Hélène Calzarelli

Commandant

Catherine Carrel

Slave

Marcella Di Falco

Skater

Silvana Fusacchia

Fishmonger of San Leo

Gabriella Giorgelli

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5.6

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5.4

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6.6

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5.9

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6.8

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