Often counted among the greatest gialli ever made, The House with Laughing Windows offers a uniquely eerie twist on the genre.

While typically famed for its lurid Technicolor hues and grand guignol murders, the Italian giallo thriller had a less bombastic side as well. Erring less towards exploitation than to art, these lesser-seen gems offer some of the greatest rewards for adventurous viewers. Among them, 1976's The House with Laughing Windows, directed and co-written by Pupi Avati (Zeder), rises up as the cream of the crop. Art restorer Stefano (Lino Capolicchio, The Bloodstained Shadow) arrives at an isolated Italian village to repair a fresco depicting the agonizing martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. The original painter was a death artist - a madman so obsessed with mortality that, according to whispered rumors, he tortured his models in their final moments of life. When people begin to turn up dead,
Stefano is forced to consider the possibility that the artist has returned to continue his brutal career - and that he is the primary target. Often counted among the greatest gialli ever made, The House with Laughing Windows offers a uniquely eerie twist on the genre, culminating in an unforgettable ending that will remain with you long after the credits have rolled. Arrow Video is proud to present this landmark title in a gorgeous 4K restoration.

Bonus Materials

• SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
• 4K restoration from the original camera negative, graded by Arrow Films
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Restored original lossless mono Italian soundtrack
• Newly translated optional English subtitles
• Audio commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
• Painted Screams, a feature-length documentary on the film directed by Federico Caddeo, featuring interviews with co-writer/director Pupi Avati, co-writer Antonio Avati, assistant director Cesare Bastelli, actors Lino Capolicchio, Fancesca Marciano, Giulio
• La Casa e Sola, a visual essay by critic Chris Alexander
• The Art of Suffering, a visual essay by critic Kat Ellinger
• Italian theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Lino Capolicchio
•       Francesca Marciano
•       Gianni Cavina
•       Giulio Pizzirani
•       Bob Tonelli
•       Vanna Busoni
•       Pietro Brambilla
•       Ferdinando Orlandi
•        Andrea Matteuzzi
•       Flavia Giorgi
•       Ines Ciaschetti

Director: Pupi Avati

Additional Details

Label: Arrow Video

Genre: Horror

Language: Italian

Run Time: 111 mins

Region: 1

Release Date: 08/25/26

UPC: 760137220176