The House by the Edge of the Lake
1979 film
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The House by the Edge of the Lake (Italian: Sensitività) is a horror film directed by Enzo G. Castellari.
- José María Nunes
- Leila Buongiorno[1]
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| Directed by | Enzo G. Castellari |
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| Story by | José María Nunes[1] |
| Produced by | Rodolfo Putignani[1] |
| Starring | Vincent Gardenia |
| Cinematography | Alejandro Ulloa[1] |
| Edited by | Gianfranco Amicucci[1] |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis[1] |
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| Distributed by | Alpherat |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
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The film was re-edited several years after, with the title Kyra, La signora del lago (Kyra, the Lady of the Lake).[2] The director Castellari defined that film as an "awful horror film with a very low cost budget".[3]
Cast
- Vincent Gardenia as Old painter
- Leonora Fani as Lilian
- Wolfango Soldati as Edoardo
- Patricia Adriani as Lilith
- Caterina Boratto as Kira
- Massimo Vanni as Manuel
Production
Director Enzo G. Castellari explained that the film was developed between his friendship with an aspiring film maker named Jose Sanchez.[1] Castellari met him through his doctor and started teaching him how to write a script and took him on as an assistant.[1] Castellari stated that his script was being finished for a Spanish producer to be shot in Costa Brava which led to Castellari taking charge in directing the film.[1][4] Castellari's recollections are at odds with the film's credits which credit the film to Jose Maria Nunes a writer and director who was active in the film business since the 1950s with Sanchez only being credited as an actor in a small role.[4]
Filming began in August 1978 in Costa Brava but halted shortly after as the money for the film ran out.[4] Castellari did not initially want his named attached to the film, but in order to gain more funds he obliged to having his name attached to the project.[4]
Release
The House by the Edge of the Lake was released in Italy on 28 September 1979.[1] It was released in Spain as Diabla on 11 July 1980.[1] Distributor Rodolfo Putignani invested money his company Cinezeta created the Italian title for the film Sensivita, a word that does not exist in Italian.[4] Castellari found that as soon as editing the film, problems with distribution began which led to further interruptions in filming.[4] Castellari stated that "[Distributor Rodolfo]Putignani and his associate Curti finished it their own way. But my name as director stayed."[4]
The film was re-released in 1986 with additional scenes shot by Alfonso Brescia with editing credited to "Jeffrey Bogart".[1] Castellari did not like the re-edit of the film, recalling he was invited to a horror convention where the film was screened and that "after six minutes I walked [out of] the theater, horrified."[5]
