City Of Women

Plotless but undoubtedly Fellini. Federico Fellini's psychedelic exploration of feminine mysteries is another visual tour de force in an elaborate dream framework, with a ponderous tone, typical of Fellini's efforts in the latter stages of his career. The film begins as Snaporaz (Marcello Mastroianni), the threatened male protagonist, finds himself trapped at a feminist convention. Dr. Zuberkock (Ettore Manni) offers him refuge in a villa constructed for sexual pleasure, where a celebration of Zuberkock's 10,000th conquest ends with an invasion of female militia. This is followed by a brief reunion between Snaporaz and his estranged wife, leading into a fantasy seq...