The House with Laughing Windows
1976 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 7.2 · 66% critics
A young art restorer travels to a remote, tight-lipped village to repair a controversial church mural. As the work progresses, strange warnings, unsettling encounters, and rumors about the original painter draw him deeper into a growing sense of dread and danger.
Also known as The House of the Laughing Windows
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Details
- Original title
- La casa dalle finestre che ridono
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-08-20
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (392 votes)
- Box office
- $833,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn Italian mystery with creeping dread and memorable images, closer in mood to Tenebrae than nonstop shocks; Not for you if you need fast pacing, frequent gore, or tidy explanations.
Pros: eerie rural atmosphere; striking imagery; slow-building mystery | Cons: very slow pace; uneven acting; plot holes linger
Themes
- whodunit
- art restoration
Cast & crew
Lino Capolicchio
as Stefano
Francesca Marciano
as Francesca
Gianni Cavina
as Coppola
Giulio Pizzirani
as Antonio Mazza
- BT
Bob Tonelli
as Mayor Solmi
- VB
Vanna Busoni
as Teacher
Pietro Brambilla
as Lidio
- FO
Ferdinando Orlandi
as Police Marshall
- AM
Andrea Matteuzzi
as Poppi
- IC
Ines Ciaschetti
as Concierge
Directed by Pupi Avati