La casa dalle finestre che ridono (1976)

Director:

Pupi Avati

Writers:

Antonio Avati (screenplay)
Antonio Avati (story)

Release Date:

16 August 1976 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Stefano, a young restorer is commissioned to save a fresco representing the suffering of St. Sebastiano...

Plot Keywords:

Suffering | Painter | Italy | Repression | Cult Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lino Capolicchio	...	Stefano
Francesca Marciano	...	Francesca
Gianni Cavina	...	Coppola
Giulio Pizzirani	...	Antonio Mazza
Bob Tonelli	...	Mayor Solmi
Vanna Busoni	...	Teacher
Pietro Brambilla	...	Lidio
Ferdinando Orlandi	...	Police Marshall
Andrea Matteuzzi	...	Poppi
Ines Ciaschetti	...	Concierge
Pina Borione	...	Paraplegic Woman
Flavia Giorgi	...	Poppi's Wife
Arrigo Lucchini	...	Grocer
Carla Astolfi	...	Chambermaid at Boarding House
Luciano Bianchi	...	Franchini the Librarian

Also Known As:

House with the Windows That Laugh
The House of the Laughing Windows (USA) (DVD title)
The House with Laughing Windows (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | France:-12 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Cento, Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Company:

A.M.A. Film

Cult Classic

I had watched it till around half way when i was far too young to watch it and my parents switched off the TV and sent me to bed when they saw me watching it, they realized how late at night it was no time for a little boy to be still up, let alone watching this. Twenty years later, last night, I finally watched the whole thing and I have to tell you it is truly downright impressive. Stefano is asked to come to this town to do his job in restoration on this painting by some crazy artist named Legnani who has a very morbid history. The townsfolk are all quite weird, when not in appearance then in behaviour, there is this constant eerie feeling and strange things begin to happen. Truth is the film gets stranger and stranger all the time till it reaches a most frightening climax at the end, but I don't want to spoil it for anybody, I just want to say it is frightening, almost as much as the final climax in 'Don't look now', who has seen that will understand me and if they liked that then they are bound to like this just as much as I did. You got two Italian sexy chicks in this too, with curves, not the artist's sisters, the first teacher and her replacement after she goes missing.