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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Mystery | Thriller

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Overview

Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor’s murder.

Rated R | Length 104 minutes

Actors

Florinda Bolkan | Stanley Baker | Jean Sorel | Silvia Monti | Alberto de Mendoza | Penny Brown | Mike Kennedy | Ely Galleani | George Rigaud | Ezio Marano | Franco Balducci | Luigi Antonio Guerra | Erzsi Paál | Gaetano Imbró | Leo Genn | Anita Strindberg | Tony Adams | Jean Degrave | Basil Dignam | Ursel Eberz | Piero Nistri | John Clifford | Lew Hooper | George Spence | Rita Tobin-Weske | Jack Armstrong | Fred Wood

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

I believe it was a recent episode of Cinema Diabolica where they discussed the films of Lucio Fulci and in particular Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971), which I hadn’t seen. But it is definitely one I’ve been meaning to get to. Fortunately Netflix still had this OOP DVD. Overall this is a great Fulci film even if not my favorite (I lean more towards The House by the Cemetery and Gates of Hell from my youth).

But this is a good giallo psychological thriller with several great images and sequences as you’re left guessing what’s real and what’s a dream. Very much a fever dream throughout. A very good watch if you can still get your hands on the DVD.

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