A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Genres - Mystery, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Giallo, Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Feb 17, 1971 (USA - Unknown), Oct 13, 1971 (USA) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - Italy |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
This cult movie classic, also known as Schizoid, is a psychodrama murder mystery thriller involving LSD, psychoanalysis, lesbianism, and having at least one extremely gory dream sequence which involves eviscerated dogs. The director had to prove in court that the dogs in question were fabricated and not real. Florinda Bolkan stars as the woman with all the clues to murder. Stanley Baker is the unlucky police inspector who has to separate what is fact from fantasy.
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murder, investigation, LSD, lesbianism, fantasy, killing, psychoanalysis, reality
