La Citta Delle Donne (aka City Of Women) (1980)

In a railway coach, a man (Marcello Mastroianni) who is both sexist and a chauvinist attempts to seduce a beautiful woman (Bernice Stegers). He is so taken with her that he leaves the train when she does and follows her. But she leads him to a town seemingly populated by and run by angry feminists. Directed by Federico Fellini, this film isn't as well liked as his more famous ones and often dismissed as second tier Fellini. But in spite of its flaws (and there are many), I quite like it and actually prefer it to some of his more beloved films like AMARCORD and LA STRADA. Its biggest flaw is its length. At two hours and 20 minutes, it could easily lose about a half hour without suffering. Fellini tends to go on and on when he's already made his point. But there are some wonderful images (courtesy of the great Giuseppe Rotunno) and moments. The surreal night ride with Mastroianni and a carload of underage nymphets is as good as anything he's done but on the whole, the quality of film is erratic. But even if his name wasn't on the film, it's easily discernible as and uniquely a Fellini film. With Anna Prucnal, Ettore Manni and Donatella Damiani.