Das Haus der lachenden Fenster (1976)
In einer ländlichen italienischen Kleinstadt soll der Restaurator Stefano (Lino Capolicchio) ein Kirchengemälde freilegen und restaurieren, das den heiligen St.Sebastian zeigt. Schon als er die Arbeit antritt, ist er fasziniert von der Ausstrahlung des Wandgemäldes, das ein lokaler Künstler gemalt haben soll, denn es ist überaus realistisch in der Qual und Verzweiflung des Dargestellten. Während er es langsam freilegt, kommen jedoch auch bisher unbekannte Teile des Gemäldes ans Tageslicht, u.a. zwei mysteriöse Figuren, die den Heiligen quälen. Stefano versucht im Dorf herauszufinden, was es mit dem Bild auf sich hat, doch die Bewohner sind verschwiegen und seine beste Informationsquelle stirbt unter mysteriösen Umständen. Der Restaurator hat an einem fast verschütteten Geheimnis gerührt und die Folgen sind schrecklich.
Der Regisseur:
Pupi Avati
Die Autor:
Pupi Avati, Antonio Avati, Maurizio Costanzo, Gianni Cavina.
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Lino Capolicchio as Stefano |
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Francesca Marciano as Francesca |
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Gianni Cavina as Coppola |
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Giulio Pizzirani as Antonio Mazza |
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Bob Tonelli as Mayor Solmi |
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Vanna Busoni as Teacher |
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Pietro Brambilla as Lidio |
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Ferdinando Orlandi as Police Marshall |
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Andrea Matteuzzi as Poppi |
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Ines Ciaschetti as Concierge |
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Pina Borione as Paraplegic Woman |
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Flavia Giorgi as Poppi's Wife |
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Arrigo Lucchini as Grocer |
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Carla Astolfi as Chambermaid at Boarding House |
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Luciano Bianchi as Franchini the Librarian |
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Tonino Corazzari as Buono Legnani |
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Libero Grandi as |
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Cesare Bastelli as Car Driver (uncredited) |
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Gina Bonacquisti as Woman Eating Pasta (uncredited) |
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Pietro Bona as Man at Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Paolo Gramignano as Victim in the Incipit (uncredited) |
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Zora Kerova as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Eugene Walter as Don Orsi / Legnani Sister (uncredited) |
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Giovanni Brusadori as Man at Restaurant (uncredited) |
| Writing | Pupi Avati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antonio Avati | Screenplay |
| Directing | Pupi Avati | Director |
| Sound | Amedeo Tommasi | Music |
| Production | Gianni Minervini | Producer |
| Production | Antonio Avati | Producer |
| Writing | Maurizio Costanzo | Screenplay |
| Editing | Giuseppe Baghdighian | Editor |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giovanni Amadei | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Pasquale Rachini | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gianni Cavina | Screenplay |
| Production | Sergio Bollino | Unit Manager |
| Art | Otello Taglietti | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Venanzio Biraschi | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Giorgio Urbinelli | Camera Operator |
| Art | Luciana Morosetti | Production Design |
| Directing | Cesare Bastelli | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Luciano Anzellotti | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Giovanni Corridori | Special Effects |
| Editing | Viviana Massi | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Mario Pizzi | Key Grip |
| Sound | Rodolfo Montagnani | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Lai | Seamstress |
| Writing | Pupi Avati | Story |
| Lighting | Francesco Rachini | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carboni | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesco Musico | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Morosetti | Costume Design |
| Art | Michelangelo Giuliani | Painter |
| Camera | Antonio Scaramuzza | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Alessandro Vivarelli | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fiamma Rocchetti | Wigmaker |
| Editing | Maurizio Cucciola | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Enrico Blasi | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Piera Gabutti | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Antonio Avati | Story |