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The House of the Yellow Carpet

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The House of the Yellow Carpet
Directed byCarlo Lizzani
Screenplay by
  • Lucio Battistrada
  • Filiberto Bandini
Based onTeatro a Domicilio
by Aldo Selleri
Produced byFiliberto Bandini[1]
Starring
CinematographyGiuliano Giustini[1]
Edited byAngela Cipriani[1]
Music byStelvio Cipriani[1]
Production
companies
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

The House of the Yellow Carpet (Italian: La casa del tappeto giallo) is a 1983 Italian giallo film directed by Carlo Lizzani.

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Cast adapated from Blood & Black Lace.[1]

Production and style

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The House of the Yellow Carpet was the first film by Carlo Lizzani after his four year tenure as the director of the Venice Film Festival.[2] The film was adapted from Aldo Selleri's 1978 radio play Teatro a domicilio and was adapted by Filiberto Bandini and Lucio Battistrada.[2]

Film critic and historian Roberto Curti stated that despite promotional material suggested that the material was part of a "horror-thriller fad", that the film was closer to the gialli of the 1930s.[2] Adrian Luther Smith, echoed this statement referring to the film as a psychological thriller, stating despite some more violent scenes, "the emphasis is on pulling the proverbial rug, er carpet from beneath the audience's feet."[1]

Release and reception

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The House of the Yellow Carpet was released in 1983.[2][3] It was released by Lightning video in the United States as The House of the Yellow Carpet.[1]

Adrian Luther Smith, wrote in his book Blood & Black Lace that viewers "willing to accept a dose of strong black humor with your giallo, then you'll be able to stomach the eccentricities on offer here."[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Luther Smith 1999, p. 58.
  2. ^ a b c d Curti 2022, p. 369.
  3. ^ Curti 2022, p. 9.

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
  • Luther Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood & Black Lace. Stray Cat Publishing. ISBN 0-9533261-1-X.
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