A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Una Lucertola con la pelle di donna) (1971)
Release Date: Feb 17, 1971 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.6/5
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Movie Info
This cult movie classic, also known as Schizoid, is a psychodrama murder mystery thriller involving LSD, psychoanalysis, lesbianism, and having at least one extremely gory dream sequence which involves eviscerated dogs. The director had to prove in court that the dogs in question were fabricated and not real. Florinda Bolkan stars as the woman with all the clues to murder. Stanley Baker is the unlucky police inspector who has to separate what is fact from fantasy. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Feb 17, 1971 Wide
Sep 30, 2003
American International Picture
Cast
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Stanley Baker
Inspector Corvin -
Florinda Bolkan
Carol Hammond -
Alberto de Mendoza
Detective -
Leo Genn
Edmuns Brighton -
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Silvia Monti
Julia Durer -
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Jean Sorel
Frank Hammond -
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Penny Brown
Hippy
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An absolutely astringent vision of a reptilian world, where even reveries function not as escape but as blueprints for murder
A stylish giallo that sheds its suspenseful skin long before the story climaxes.
Audience Reviews for A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Una Lucertola con la pelle di donna)
Super Reviewer
While this film isn't as brutal as some of the later Giallo efforts, Fulci succeeds in creating a foreboding atmosphere and manages to keep his audience on the edge of their seats. The plot line is rather strange, and Fulci makes best use of this through an excellent Ennio Morricone score, which firmly instills the trippy atmosphere in the viewers mind. The Giallo has come to be synonymous with brutal murders and lots of gore but, ironically, Fulci keeps his murders down a minimum and some of them even happen off screen. This is both a good and a bad thing as I, personally, like seeing brutal murders in Giallo's; but on the other hand it allows Fulci to keep the focus firmly on the central murder and he doesn't get sidetracked with lots of blood and gore, which does the film itself lots of favours. The mystery boils down to an excellent ending, in which the film is tied up nicely and we are treated to a great twist and some first rate detective work from the detective on the case. Highly recommended viewing and a must for Giallo fans!
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