Thriller: La Strega (1962)
Season 2, Episode 17
6/10
An Italian story starring a Swiss woman and an Argentinian man!
22 October 2018
When the story begins, a group of Italian peasants chuck Luana (Ursula Andress) into the water to drown her*. However, a nice guy (Alejandro Rey) passing by saves her. Soon, they fall in love. However, the girl's grandmother (IMDB summary says Luana is her niece...this is an error) insists she cannot marry and must follow in her footsteps and become a witch. And, to prevent the marriage, the Strega (witch) puts a curse on the man...and he is not about to just give up Luana without a fight.

It seemed a bit odd to me that although the story was set in Italy, they picked a Swiss woman and an Argentinian man to play the leads! So be it and both were actually fine in these roles. As for the story, it's pretty good with a decent twist at the end. Worth seeing.
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