The Frightened Woman

Starring:Philippe Leroy, Dagmar Lassander, Lorenza Guerrieri, Varo Soleri, Maria Cumani Quasimodo, Mirella Pamphili
Director: Piero Schivazappa
Studio: First Run Features
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

A zany, laugh-a-minute funfest of... What? It's not a comedy?
looks sexy it isn't
Groovy perverts in Matt Helm's house
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The Frightened Woman
Starring: Philippe Leroy , Dagmar Lassander , Lorenza Guerrieri , Varo Soleri , and Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Director: Piero Schivazappa
Manufacturer: First Run Features
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305915695
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Customer Reviews:

A zany, laugh-a-minute funfest of... What? It's not a comedy?.......2006-03-06

I bought this film because I collect movies with mid-century modern sets. And, if you love the designs seen in such films as "Barbarella" or "Our Man Flint", this film offers a wealth of wacky interiors. I mean, for goodness sakes, the main character in this film has a trapeze over his bathtub. He also has a mobile of a bound woman in his closet, for some reason. (A closet that's full of women's clothes, I should add. Not that there's anything wrong with that...)

However, I was also expecting some sort of suspense film, and it does sort of start out as a suspense film, then things get weird and they just keep on getting weirder. My favorite scene involves the sudden appearance of an all-girl woodwind band. This is what I'd guess you'd call a "subtle metaphor".

Then there's the "love theme" from the movie. There's a complete version on one of the "Easy Tempo" CDs. Not only does it sound like it was sung phonetically, it sounds like it was written by someone using an English/Italian dictionary. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it's a catchy tune.

Finally, you have a romantic coupling in a swimming that plays out like the final showdown in a spaghetti western.

It's all too cool, too weird, too funny for words. A real surprise.

On the bad side, yes, the print is a bit washed out. Also, considering the price of the disk, there should have been some extras other than just the trailer. Some photos, posters, and such would have been nice.

However, if you love loungy soundtracks, interiors that look like something from "Pad, a guide to ultraliving", and movies that just zig and zag in ways you never expected, this one is for you.

looks sexy it isn't.......2002-09-30

Very tame compared to todays standards. I suppose what do expect for a movie made in 1969. More interesting for the groovy clothes, than the sexy bits which they are only a couple. Although made in Italy with Italian director, the actors and the scenery look more like Switzerland.Some partial nudity in the movie and certainly doesn't warrant an R 18 certificate.

Groovy perverts in Matt Helm's house.......2000-09-19

So unmistakably 1960's that this is reminiscent of Barbarella and Franco's Succubus, although it's far more watchable than the latter.

The story is simple, an impossibly smooth and trendy misogynist kidnaps an attractive female colleague so he can abuse her to groovy sounds in his outrageously cool bachelor pad.

Beautifully shot and lit, well acted and certainly shocking in it's day, you can see the arthouse crowd of the time hailing it as a masterpiece. But time has taken its toll and it has changed from a shocking tale of lust, power and sexual deviance into a sexy and cool 60's curiosity that would still shock your granny, but not your mum.

DVD TRAVESTY!.......2000-09-05

A real real disappointment. The appalling quality of the DVD version of this movie really does make a mockery of the format. Don't buy this under any circumstances! Seek out the Salvation VHS version from the UK. A real shame. This is one of the greatest examples of the genre. A visual and aural work of genius ruined by the terrible quality of the DVD

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