a very insightful psychological thriller . footprint be a stylish example of the 70 powerful italian film making . and luigi bazzoni and a wrongly underrated director and visually amazing auteur . the movie develop it unusual plot with an incredibly suspenseful atmosphere and never disappoints and especially in it sad and dramatic finale . florinda bolkan delivers an excellent performance and rich of nuance and touch sensitivity and be able to portray a dark lady who be not only fascinating and but also painfully real and tragically lonesome . but the all cast be a treat and as well . lila kedrova and nicoletta elmi ( the mysterious kid by the beach ) and italian screen legend caterina boratto and stunningly beautiful b movie queen evelyn stewart in the brief but haunt role of the protagonist friend . and klaus kinski in a surprisingly disturbing cameo . it peculiar to notice how incredibly well do movie like footprint be . vittorio storaro moody and creepy cinematography and stylized location and set and nicola piovani haunt score and first of all the story and so intense and disturbing and so intelligently layer and structure . a thriller with fantastic element and but especially with a soul and a personal vision . i wish movie like footprint would not be forget . i wish the movie be more insightful and personal today a they be back in the 60 /70 . and yes . i wish somebody will soon make a digitally remastered widescreen dvd out of this little masterpiece .