Liza meets the artist Giorgio and falls in love with him. She dreams of becoming the wife of Giorgio, but he is married. She dreams of being a close friend to him, but he has a favorite dog. Liza is ready for any sacrifice for the sake of her love. She kills Giorgio's dog and takes her place. Now she is a woman who always and everywhere follows her master.
Acting
Deneuve commits to unhinged with terrifying elegance.
Direction
Ferreri's deadpan absurdity makes horror feel like comedy.
Writing
The premise shouldn't work. It absolutely does.
Director
Marco Ferreri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ferreri called this his most feminist film, arguing it exposes how women are trained to serve—a take that remains deeply controversial.
The dog was played by a trained animal actor; Deneuve insisted on doing her own 'dog' movements without stand-ins, leading to a notoriously difficult shoot.
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