Italy,
1973, 101 min
Directed by:
Francesco BarilliCinematography:
Mario MasiniComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Mimsy Farmer, Lara Wendel, Maurizio Bonuglia, Renato Chiantoni, Carla Mancini, Margherita Horowitz, Mario Scaccia, Larry Dolgin, Ted Rusoff (narrator) (more)VOD (1)
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Director Francesco Barilli's hallucinatory giallo horror-thriller stars Mimsy Farmer who portrays Sylvia, a chemist who begins to suffer from strange visions; a mysterious woman in black applying perfume in a mirror appears to her and strangers follow her everywhere she goes. Barilli's psychological investigation into the workings of the mind becomes apparent when it is revealed that as a child, Sylvia committed a horrible crime. The slow progression from successful scientist to a woman on the verge of insanity shows an in-depth look at the intricacies of the haunted mind. This is a remarkable film, weaving reality, fantasy and memory into an almost seamless fabric. (88 Films)
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