''The Laughing Woman'' (
Latin
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: ''Femina ridens''), also known as ''The Frightened Woman'', is a 1969 Italian
erotic thriller
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film directed by
Piero Schivazappa
Piero Schivazappa (born 14 April 1935) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, ...
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Plot
Dr. Sayer, the director of a philanthropic foundation, spends his weekends at his luxurious villa outside of Rome toying with sadistic fantasies. His games are usually acted out with the help of a prostitute conversant with his desires. When his regular prostitute becomes unavailable at the last minute, Sayer substitutes Maria, a young journalist on his staff. After the drugged Maria regains consciousness at his villa, Sayer realizes that he now has a real victim on his hands. She is subjected to his unpleasant games but soon begins subverting him.
Cast
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Philippe Leroy: Doctor Sayer
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Dagmar Lassander
Dagmar Lassander (born as Dagmar Regine Hager on 16 June 1943) is a German actress.
The character of Lassander Dagmar in the Italian-influenced 2015 horror film '' We Are Still Here'' is named after her.
Early life and career
She was born in ...
: Mary
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Lorenza Guerrieri
Lorenza Guerrieri (born 18 April 1944) is an Italian actress.
Born in Rome, Lorenza Guerrieri made her film debut in the mid-1960s in ''Le sedicenni'', and later appeared in films of any genre, mainly in secondary roles. She became popular with t ...
: Gida
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Varo Soleri: Administrator
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Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Maria Cumani Quasimodo (20 May 1908 - 22 November 1995) was an Italian actress and dancer.
Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had ...
: Sayer's Secretary
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Mirella Pamphili
Given name
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* Mirella Arnhold (born 1983), Brazilian alpine skier
* Mirella Avalle (born 1922) ...
: Streetwalker
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film was composed by Stelvio Cipriani and released in 1969.
Track listing
Side A
*Week-End With Mary
*Love Symbol
*Hot Skin
*Chorus And Brass "Fugato"
*Rendez-Vous In The Castle
*Sophisticated Shake
Side B
*"Femina Ridens" Song
*Mary's Theme
*The Shower
*The Run In The Alley
*Fight Of Love
References
External links
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1960s erotic thriller films
BDSM in films
Italian erotic thriller films
Films directed by Piero Schivazappa
Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani
1960s Italian-language films
1960s Italian films
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