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City of Women

Original title: La città delle donne
  • 19801980
  • RR
  • 2h 19m
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6.9/10
7.4K
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City of Women (1980)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
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.A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.
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  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Bernardino Zapponi(story)
    • Brunello Rondi(screenplay collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Anna Prucnal
    • Bernice Stegers
Top credits
  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Bernardino Zapponi(story)
    • Brunello Rondi(screenplay collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Anna Prucnal
    • Bernice Stegers
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins

    Videos2

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    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Snàporaz
    Anna Prucnal
    Anna Prucnal
    • Elena
    Bernice Stegers
    Bernice Stegers
    • Woman on train
    Jole Silvani
    • Motorcyclist
    • (as Iole Silvani)
    Donatella Damiani
    Donatella Damiani
    • Donatella (Woman on roller skates)
    Ettore Manni
    Ettore Manni
    • Dr. Xavier Katzone
    Fiammetta Baralla
    • Oliver Hardy
    Hélène Calzarelli
    • Feminist
    • (as Helene G. Calzarelli)
    Catherine Carrel
    • Commandant
    Marcello Di Falco
    • Slave
    Silvana Fusacchia
    • Skater
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    • Fishwoman of San Leo
    Dominique Labourier
    Dominique Labourier
    • Feminist
    Stéphane Emilfork
    • Feminist
    Sylvie Matton
    • Feminist
    • (as Sylvie Mayer)
    Meerberger Nahyr
    Sibilla Sedat
    • Judge
    Katren Gebelein
    • Enderbreith Small
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini(story) (screenplay)
      • Bernardino Zapponi(story) (screenplay)
      • Brunello Rondi(screenplay collaborator)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Actor Ettore Manni, who played Dr. Katzone, accidentally shot himself to death as his role was nearing completion.
    • Goofs
      Katzone's 10,000th conquest party involves a performance by his wife, in which, by telekinesis, she sucks coins and pearls into her vagina. The wire that is used to pull away the coin is visible.
    • Quotes

      Old Lady: "A house without a woman", they say in my parts, "is like the Sea without a Siren". Don't you agree with me?

    • Connections
      Edited into Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Una donna senza un uomo è
      Music and Lyrics by Mary Francolao

    User reviews36

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Fellini on a downward slide
    I am a great fan of early Fellini, and as late as Amarcord I still find much to admire. After that, though, there seems to me to be an inexorable decline in originality. By the time we get to this film the decline is definitely in evidence throughout. Freshness has given way to trademark, vitality to predictability. Mastroianni is still there, as cool and enigmatic as ever, and some of the cinematography remains dazzling. But an air of staleness hangs over the whole film, which apart from its other defects is far too long. Fellini fanatics admire it, that much is obvious, and good luck to them. But most simple admirers will pass it by. It is worth adding that in the troubled and deeply unequal world we live in, Fellini's later obsession with the idle rich is looking increasingly frivolous. But maybe that's just me.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1981 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Grad zena
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Opera Film Produzione
      • Gaumont
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,516
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,244
      • Feb 21, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,516
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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