The Laughing Woman

The Laughing Woman (Latin: Femina ridens), also known as The Frightened Woman, is a 1969 Italian erotic thriller film directed by Piero Schivazappa.[1][2][3]

The Laughing Woman
US film poster
Directed byPiero Schivazappa
Written byPiero Schivazappa
Produced byGiuseppe Zaccariello
Starring
CinematographySante Achilli
Edited byCarlo Reali
Music byStelvio Cipriani
Production
company
Cemo Film
Distributed byCemo Film
Release date
  • 4 December 1969 (1969-12-04)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

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.[4][5]

Cast

Soundtrack
Femina Ridens
Soundtrack album by
Stelvio Cipriani
Released1969 (1969)
Genre
LabelCAM

The soundtrack to the film was composed by Stelvio Cipriani and released in 1969.

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
  1. "The Frightened Woman (Piero Schivazappa, 1969)". 21 February 2013.
  2. "Piero Schivazappa – Femina Ridens AKA The Frightened Woman (1969) (DVD) | Cinema of the World". worldscinema.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21.
  3. "The Frightened Woman". AllMovie. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. "The Laughing Woman". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. "The Laughing Woman". MUBI. Retrieved October 18, 2021.


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