International title:
House with the Windows That Laugh
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Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Pupi Avati (Ita, 1976, 110')* mer 9 h 14,30
A mad artist commits suicide in village in the Ferrara hinterland after having painted a grotesque fresco depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian witnessed by two leering figures. Years later, hoping to develop tourism in the locality, the villagers reckon that this fresco by Buono Legnani could be a good attraction, so they entrust the local would-be painter Stefano with the restoration of the mural. The youth is hindered by strange and disturbing events, while his friend Mazza hints at a weird and horrible story connected with the painting, after which he disappears by faking suicide. Before discovering the truth and finding his life in danger, Stefano witnesses the deaths of the sacristan, the alcoholic taxi driver Coppola and his school teacher girlfriend Francesca. Someone is eliminating people in the name of the dead painter
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