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The House by the Edge of the Lake is a italien film of genre Horror directed by Enzo G. Castellari with Vincent Gardenia
The House by the Edge of the Lake (1979)
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Add to a movie listSensitività (internationally released as The House by the Edge of the Lake, also known as Diabla) is a 1979 Italian horror film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film was re-edited ten years after with the title Kyra, La signora del lago (Kyra, the Lady of the Lake). The director Castellari defined that film as an "awful horror film with a very low cost budget".
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Après plusieurs années d'absence, Lilian, une jeune étudiante universitaire, revient dans son village d'origine en vue de recherches, en particulier sur une mystérieuse « femme du lac », pour la préparation de sa thèse sur les légendes populaires. Elle apprend l'existence de Lilith, sa sœur dont elle ignorait l'existence. Par contre, cette dernière connaît la vérité et, au fil des années, a accumulé beaucoup de rancœur envers Lilian.Actors
Vincent Gardenia
(Old Painter)
Caterina Boratto
(Kira - The Witch)
Leonora Fani
(Lilian)
Massimo Vanni
(Manuel)
Enzo G. Castellari
(Detective)
Marta Flores
(Aunt Marta)
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