witch,nightmare,housewife,witchcraft

Hungry Wives (1972)

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Every Night is Halloween.

Joan Mitchell is an unhappy, middle-aged suburban housewife with an uncommunicative businessman husband and a distant 19 year old daughter on the verge of moving out of the house. Frustrated at her current situation, Joan seeks solace in witchcraft after visiting a local tarot reader and leader of a secret black arts wicca set, who inspires Joan to follow her own path. After dabbling in witchcraft and believing she has become a real witch, Joan withdraws into a fantasy world and sinks deeper and deeper into her new lifestyle until the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred.

Cast & Crew

Director
George A. Romero
  • Profile picture of Jan White
    Joan Mitchell Jan White
  • Profile picture of Ann Muffly
    Shirley Randolph Ann Muffly
  • Profile picture of S. William Hinzman
    The Intruder S. William Hinzman

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Keywords

  • witch
  • nightmare
  • housewife
  • witchcraft