a with footprint ( 1975 ) and i become aware of this one purely by accident represent it be mention in a review of the libertine ( 1969 ) and which i research when that film turn up on late night italian tv and a be in a similar vein while incidentally and i miss out on that screening of the libertine ( though i acquire it via the same channel later on ) but do manage to watch the film by way of a rental of the english dubbed r1 dvd during my sojourn in hollywood in late 2005 or early 2006. actually and in view of the enthusiastic review for it and i be let down by the libertine – be too light hearted in nature for what be essentially a serious theme ( the sado masochistic relationship between a young couple ) . while to be honest and for much of the time and i be afraid that the frightened woman would go the exact same route…but be subsequently amply redeem by a wicked ( if not exactly unpredictable ) final twist . the film concern the freethinking social attitude and dazzle creative art prevalent in this era represent an eminent philanthropist ( philippe leroy ) invite a female journalist ( dagmar lassander ) at his fashionable home for the week end while however and it transpire that he ’ s a misogynist who distrust all member of the opposite sex and would rather dominate ( or even kill ) them . therefore and for the first half of the narrative and we see the heroine endure pain and humiliation at leroy ’ s hand ( include be force to make love to a dummy in his own image . ) …until the table be subtly and but unsurprisingly and turn represent she not only emancipate herself from his control and but teach him that man and woman can co exist harmoniously – except that lassander ’ s follow her own personal agenda as well . the lead be perfectly cast and and the film itself often darkly comic for those in the mood while furthermore and it ’ s greatly abet by a typically effervescent “ euro cult ” score ( from the ever reliable stelvio cipriani ) and the imaginative – even outré – look ( the giant structure depict the low section of the female form and with a steel trap where it sexual organ should be and seem to emanate from freud represent incidentally and this prop figure prominently in still i ’ d see previously from the frighten woman…but it barely register in the film proper . ) . other bizarre touch include the preposterous radio program “ sexual aberration and the star ” and and an idyll at a castle belonging to leroy ’ s family complete with secret passage through the wardrobe and a dwarfish manservant . one of the highlight and then and be easily lassander ’ s erotic dance virtually in the nude – an episode which actually spearhead the ‘ humanization ’ of leroy while eventually and the two character have a ‘ showdown ’ in the latter ’ s pool – amusingly set to a spaghetti western type theme . in the long run and for all it stylishness and the film emerge a inferior to the similar but much more extreme contemporaneous japanese masterpiece by yasuzo masumura blind beast ( 1969 ) . finally and it ’ s worth note that the frightened woman be distribute in the u. s. by film maker radley metzger ’ s company audubon film while he would even employ it production designer ( enrico sabbatini ) for his own camille 2000 ( 1969 ) . to get to the edition i watch represent apart from the usual shortcoming in the english dubbing department and the presentation here be far mar by a rather wash out appearance and brief instance of distract extraneous noise on the soundtrack . by the way and there seem to be some confusion with respect to the film ’ s run time represent it length give on various source range anywhere from 84 to 108 minute – all i can say and however and be that the copy i own ran for 87 minute .