The Perfume of the Lady in Black ( Il Profumo della signora in nero )

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Original Title: Il Profumo della signora in nero
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Documentary
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1974 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Francesco Barilli

Written By:
Francesco Barilli

Actors:
Mimsy Farmer ..... Silvia Hacherman
Maurizio Bonuglia ..... Roberto
Mario Scaccia ..... Signor Rossetti
Donna Jordan ..... Francesca
Orazio Orlando ..... Nicola
Jho Jhenkins ..... Andy
Nike Arrighi ..... Orchidea
Lara Wendel ..... Young Silvia (as Daniela Barnes)
Aleka Paizi
Renata Zamengo
Ugo Carboni
Roberta Cadringher
Sergio Forcina
Gabriele Bentivoglio
Luigi Antonio Guerra

Synopsis:

Director Francesco Barilli's hallucinatory giallo horror-thriller stars Mimsy Farmer who portrays Sylvia, a chemist who begins to suffer from strange visions; a mysterious woman in black applying perfume in a mirror appears to her and strangers follow her everywhere she goes. Barilli's psychological investigation into the workings of the mind becomes apparent when it is revealed that as a child, Sylvia committed a horrible crime. The slow progression from successful scientist to a woman on the verge of insanity shows an in-depth look at the intricacies of the haunted mind. This is a remarkable film, weaving reality, fantasy and memory into an almost seamless fabric.

Francesco Barilli, star of Prima della Rivoluzione, made his directorial debut with this unique, hallucinatory horror-thriller. Mimsy Farmer portrays Sylvia, a chemist who begins to suffer from strange visions. She sees a mysterious woman in black applying perfume in a mirror, strangers following her everywhere she goes, and a ghostly little girl reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, who may be Sylvia herself as a child. It turns out that Sylvia stabbed her mother's sexually abusive boyfriend to death long ago, and now her visions are driving her to madness and cleaver-murders. The other possibility, however, is that literally all of Sylvia's friends are Satanists conspiring to cause her suicide. This is a remarkable film, weaving reality, fantasy and memory into an almost seamless fabric to dizzying and poetic effect. Admittedly, there are several logical lapses and unanswered questions, but the film's singular vision more than compensates for such oversights. Barilli went on to direct the unnerving drama Pensione Paura.

Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.

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