The House of the Yellow Carpet (Italian: La casa del tappeto giallo) is a 1983 Italian giallo film directed by Carlo Lizzani.[1][2][3] It was written by Filiberto Bandini (the film's producer) and Lucio Battistrada, based on a play by Aldo Selleri. [4]
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Directed by | Carlo Lizzani |
Written by | Filiberto Bandini Lucio Battistrada Aldo Selleri (play) |
Produced by | Filiberto Bandini |
Starring | Erland Josephson Beatrice Romand Vittorio Mezzogiorno |
Cinematography | Giuliano Giustini |
Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
Running time | 89 minutes |
Language | Italian |
Franca and her husband Antonio decide to sell a yellow rug which was a gift from Franca's stepfather. One day, while Antonio is out, a strange man responding to their advertisement rings saying he wishes to buy the rug. But the man's visit becomes a nightmare as he overstays his welcome. He kidnaps Franca and tells her he murdered his wife on that same yellow rug. Franca winds up killing the man. One creepy scene in particular involves a man injecting himself with a hypodermic syringe.
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