ITALIAN GOTHIC

In a small village in southern Italy, in modern times, a young woman named Puri begins working in the dark arts to enchant a man who is promised to another. As she travels down the road to perdition, the village becomes increasingly alarmed that they have a witch in their midst. Fellini screenwriter Brunello Rondi, fresh off the success of 8 1/2, directed this earthy, dark, and highly sophisticated look at magic and superstition in Italy, with a gritty and creepy documentary feel, incredible high contrast photography, and a deft ability to dip from reality into surreality. (CW: sexual violence).