by Keith Phipps
synopsis
In this little-seen early film from George Romero, Jan White plays an affluent housewife able to keep her creeping disaffection at bay through therapy, friends, and a devotion to her family. When her friends catch wind that a local woman Virginia Greenwald practices witchcraft, their curiosity is piqued and they pay her a visit. For White, however, the visit has profound implications. Exploring the practice herself she finds an escape from her stifling existence -- but at a cost.
characteristics
- Wife
- Suburbs
- Witch
- Wives
- Woman In Jeopardy
- Suburbia
- Suburban
- Cult
- Crumbling Marriages
- Friend
- Infidelity
- Daughter