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The House with Laughing Windows

1976 · 110 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into rural paranoia and artistic madness, where every quiet moment prickles with dread.

Directed by
Pupi Avati
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina
Tagline
Today I portrayed the shameless one as she died...
Overview
Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.

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Directed by
Pupi Avati
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • art
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
Pupi Avati
Written by
Gianni Cavina, Antonio Avati, Maurizio Costanzo, Pupi Avati
Starring
Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina, Giulio Pizzirani, Bob Tonelli, Vanna Busoni, Pietro Brambilla, Ferdinando Orlandi
Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
Italy
Languages
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