The Glass Ceiling (1971)

Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, who co-wrote the story with Antonio Fons, this is all about lonely housewife Marta (Carmen Sevilla), left all alone once again when husband Carlos (Fernando Cebrián) goes on a business trip, leaving her with just her cat Fedra. One night, she’s sure that her neighbor, Julia (Patty Shepard), has murdered her husband. Oh, the intrirgue in this apartment building: landlord and artist Ricardo (Dean Selmier) is way into Marta, teenage milkmaid and farmer’s daughter — yes, really — Rosa (Emma Cohen) is into Ricardo, deliveryman Pete (Javier De Campos) is into Julia and Ricardo’s dog is in love with the mystery meat someone is feeding him at night. There’s also a pervert walking around and discreetly taking photos of the women.

Eloy de la Iglesia is a director who may have been known for Cannibal Man, but it was the Severin releases of his films that made him better known in the U.S. I love the tension he’s built with this, all inside a small town apartment building, a place overflowing with need, with secrets and with, well…you’ll see.

You can watch this movie on Tubi.

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