MUST find the time (and stay off here long enough ) to watch this AND FLAVIA...and now DAUGHTER'S...the only 3 not viewed yet....HEY AL!-Your website's too addictive....how about a counsellingrehabilitation section?:D

I would second that as it would help with my Frightened Woman obssession

Will defo try to watch tonight once the tribe all go to bed.....:p

Watched this one last night too and I have to say all of the hard work you guys put in was well worth it. The film was just so cool and kitsch it was unbelievable. Thanks for giving everyone a chance to see this! :D

Will watch it ASAP.....honestly.....:o

Reaps, what are you like!! ;)
I think I have covered this glorious title enough across the entire forum!!! :D
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Need to stay off here long enough to watch the bloody thing mate.....:D

The A cover is better.

Excellent work on this release, I greatly appreciate your efforts in putting it together.

Did anyone else notice some footage missing on the DVD at the castle dinner scene? The shot when she slips out of her shoes lasts longer in previous versions of the film, and it's important to understanding Dr. Sayer's behaviour. The full shot is later included in a flashback.

The Frightened Woman = amazing.
 

Thank you shameless for releasing this audacious piece of film - one of the most beautifully shot things I have ever seen, and quite inspirational. It is about time huge praised is heaped upon films like this at any given opportunity.

I am a visual artist and quite happilly list filmakers like fulci, argento (and now) schivazappa amongst my influences - on top of and equal pegging to 'proper' art. They all merge into one for me.

Thanks again! Viva Shameless, I personally cannot wait for Baba Yaga reloaded - it is so nice to be genuinely excited by a distributor in this post Vipco day and age. No offence Vipco - but the yellow boxes win hands down everytime.

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Couldn't agree more Jock. Wonderful stuff.

Currently my favourite Shameless title (and boy was that hard to pick!!!)

My avatar says it all................... :D

I recently watched this and wasn't all too impressed unfortunately. I felt it was a case of style over substance and though it was visually nice it was also for the most part too lacking in violence. It did have a few fairly good moments though and the twist was quite good.

I can understand why people like it but personally it left me cold. It's definitely what I'd call an acquired taste. A good disc though, I can't complain about its presentation.

But surely the vision that is Dagmar is worth multiple repeat viewings! :blush:

Watched this last night Almar and really enjoyed it! Thanks for releasing this one I thought it was a gem. As for Dagmar...ooh la la! she's gorgeous!

It's pretty mad eh? Looks like there might be a very rare London big screen outing as well - more news soon. As for Dagmar - words fail me! :blush:

Finally got around to ordering this one! :D

Do let us know what you think!

Received this today and have just finished watching it - I can say that I really enjoyed it. :cool:

I'd never seen it before and not heard much about it before Shameless released it. I'm a bit late, I know but I'd urge anyone else still pondering whether to get it to definitely give it a go.

I'm glad you liked it - Dagmar is jaw-droppingly gorgeous in it :jaw:

Yes indeedy! :eyebrows:

Preferred her with the long hair though... ;) :biggrin:

This is the first title i bought on Shameless, and really loved it. Right up my street, amazing style and sets, more like this please ;)

It's such a hip cool delight.

Well this one was a really nice surprise. Watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Thought it was a very clever film with some great dialogue and monologues, as well as visually stylish and well put together. The rapport between the two leads was excellent. I did figure out the ending, although not the exact circumstances, and I'm glad I was right because as it moved on it was the ending I was hoping for to make this a real unexpected gem. Definite congratulations are in order for getting this released. :D

Glad you liked it - I was blown away by this film - it's so cool and hip and assured and seductive (if cruel) it really should be better known so do spread the word!

Most definitely will do. Ridiculous bargain for £3.99 at HMV online at the moment as well!

I think this was also my first Shameless purchase...
Love this movie! :nod:

Great film, very nice DVD, my first Shameless DVD aswell.

Wasn't my first Shameless title, but this is easily the biggest discovery for me, I absolutely adore this film, somebody needs to release the soundtrack! Maybe a label like Finders Keepers would be up for it...

edit: my apologies, it's available on CD and luvverly black vinyl from Vadim music (can't post the link at the mo because I haven't shaken off the afterbirth yet!)

More money set to disappear in January!

Incredible!
 

I just wanted to chime in for a moment and let the Shameless folks know just how much I enjoyed The Frightened Woman, and how much I appreciate the work that was done on the restoration. I heard about the movie just last month, and I got in my disc from Amazon last week -- it's absolutely incredible.

It's not often that you see a movie go for broke like this. The amount of effort involved in producing this must have been tremendous, given all of the attention given to set design, costuming and color. More so, the tone of the movie -- shifting between sumptuous, menacing, romantic, and fever-dream surreality while never truly alienating the viewer -- is pretty hard to pull off.

This is one of those movies where you wonder "why didn't anyone tell me about this?" It's striking how something so rich could be lost to the ravages of time.

I'd also be very interested to hear about the restoration, and about Shiavazappa himself and more about what he had to say about the film. There's so little information on him online, and it would seem like he and the rest of the crew just went on to do films and television that were quite a bit more conventional than The Frightened Woman. How did the ideas for The Frightened Woman originate? How did it do at the box office? What was the critical reaction, both in Italy and overseas? Many of the cuts seem to be unrelated to the sexual content -- so why are there so many versions? There's so little context for this film, and it does get under your skin.

Also, now that I've seen this, are there any other films like this I'm missing? I truly am reeling from never having heard of this until recently. (I'm more of a Danger Diabolik or Mister Freedom man than a Radley Metzger or Dario Argento man.)

Regardless, Shameless, thanks for this. And, uh... is there any chance of a Blu-Ray?

Great first post ecf, and I completely agree with you on your assessment on Shameless' release of Femina Ridens.

It certainly remains one of my favourite Shameless releases to date, and I too would love to see it get released on Blu-Ray one day.

Oh, and welcome to the forums by the way! :welcome:

It certainly is one of Shameless' best releases.

I am always delighted when films are released which aren't readily available stateside, or have been released previously in the UK.

Ratman
The Designated Victim
Oasis of Fear
Footprints on the Moon
Satan's Baby Doll
Almost Human

Are all Wonderful and New

I absolutely loved the (pseudo-futuristic) 60s jetset interiors , and Lassander looked stunning. Storywise I did not think it was a trashy film at all. If this had been filmed in the USA people would have heard of it or something. Cannot say the same thing for many giallos.