Episode 210: The House with the Laughing Windows (1976)

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1976 Italian giallo thriller horror film 'The House with Laughing Windows' and various related topics in film.

From wiki: “The House with Laughing Windows (Italian: La casa dalle finestre che ridono) is a 1976 Italian giallo thriller horror film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. The film was shot in Lido degli Scacchi in the Ferrara province of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.” Also discussed: the new Faces of Death and its controversial posters, Frank & Eva, Dutch New Wave including Verhoeven, The Who’s Tommy, rural Gialli, and more. NEXT WEEK: Berberian Sound Studio (2013)...

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Conkel, Drusilla Adeline

Topics covered

• Italian giallo
• thriller
• horror film
• film history
• Dutch New Wave
• rural Gialli

Keywords

• giallo
• horror
• Pupi Avati
• Faces of Death
• Dutch New Wave
• The Who’s Tommy
• Berberian Sound Studio

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The House with Laughing Windows, Faces of Death, Frank & Eva, The Who’s Tommy, Berberian Sound Studio

Places: Lido degli Scacchi, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna

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