The Perfume of the Lady in Black

The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Theatrical release poster
ItalianIl profumo della signora in nero
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Directed byFrancesco Barilli
Screenplay by
  • Francesco Barilli
  • Massimo D'Avack
Story by
  • Francesco Barilli
  • Massimo D'Avack
Produced byGiovanni Bertolucci
Starring
CinematographyMario Masini
Edited byEnzo Micarelli
Music byNicola Piovani
Production
company
Euro International Films
Distributed byEuro International Films
Release date
  • 29 March 1974 (1974-03-29) (Italy)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office582,674,000

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Italian: Il profumo della signora in nero) is a 1974 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Francesco Barilli in his feature directorial debut, and starring Mimsy Farmer, Maurizio Bonuglia, Mario Scaccia, and Orazio Orlando. The film is about Silvia (Farmer), an industrial scientist who is troubled by hallucinatory visions related to her younger self and her mother's suicide, and begins lose her grasp on reality.

The film shares its title with the 1908 novel by Gaston Leroux, though the two are unrelated in plot or theme. The Perfume of the Lady in Black was released in Italy on 29 March 1974 by Euro International Films.