AKA The Frightened Woman, aka Femina Ridens. Beautiful Dagmar Lassander becomes an unwitting sex toy of the rich and sadistic Dr Sayer (Philippe Leroy) but as time progresses their relationship changes.
This is neither a horror or giallo movie but a sex pyschological thriller. And a damn fine one at that. Like many Italian films from this period every frame is a work of art, and it has an amazing soundtrack. I found one musical piece going around in my head for several hours afterwards. Incredibly kitsch, it's one of those films that the viewers experiences as opposed to merely view. Sexually and violently it's pretty tame by today's standards but just let yourself be transported back to Europe in 1969 and enjoy!
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