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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