

Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.
Cinematography
Sicilian landscapes shot like living paintings.
Writing
Pirandello's stories adapted with folkloric reverence.
Score
Nicola Piovani's music weeps and soars.

Director
Paolo Taviani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Taviani brothers filmed in real Sicilian villages, casting locals alongside professionals for authenticity.
Omero Antonutti plays Pirandello himself in the framing device, delivering the author's actual letters to his mother.