Italian horror films of the 1970s (which is really saying something), Werewolf Woman 
(originally La lupa mannara and also known by other titles like The Legend of the Wolfwoman) has always had something of an uphill battle with genre fans. That's mainly because it isn't really a werewolf film in any traditional sense at all, apart from a couple of nightmare sequences; instead this takes the Martin tactic of presenting a protagonist whose mental instability causes them to think they're most likely a monster. That's pretty much where the similarities end though, with this one earning a notorious place in the hearts of genre fans primarily based on two factors: its surprisingly graphic nudity and the looniest English dub job this side of Pieces, A Blade in the Dark, and Bloody Moon. This is the only real horror movie from writer-director Rino Di Silvestro, who followed it with the infamous Deported Women of the SS Special Section and a handful of other sexploitation titles. However, even this film by itself would be enough to cement his place in the Italian sleaze pantheon.
Things get much worse when Daniela's sister, Elena (Lassander), who's studying nuclear physics in America at Berkeley, comes to visit with her new husband, Fabian (Ruggieri). The icy and remote Daniela turns maniacal when she spies the couple 
making love that first night, running off to the forest where Fabian seems more than willing to reciprocate her advances as well. Instead Daniela tears into Fabian's throat and ends up under medical supervision, strapped to a bed with welts all over her body. From there it's a succession of freak outs, escapes, attempted sexual assaults, and possible salvation in the arms of a stunt man, Luca (Ross). Meanwhile her shrink (Zamuto) and a concerned police inspector (Topaz's Stafford) try to unravel the growing string of murders for which Daniela seems to be responsible.
looking 
pretty decent and featuring English and Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono options with English subtitles. Also included is an interesting video interview with Rino di Silvestro (19m23s) about his lofty intentions with the film, the creation of the screenplay, and his attempts to take a new angle on werewolf lore via a female protagonist. 
including comparisons to Cat People and I Spit on Your Grave, the director's background, the familiar dubbing actors, the unusual adoption of werewolf conventions, the odd disappearance of 
two major characters from the story long before the ending, and much more. The Di Silvestro interview is carried over here, with five new featurettes added starting with "Moonchild" (42m28s) with Stephen Thrower surveying the film's home video and TV history, its production history, the various censorship hassles and BBFC issues, the dubbing supervision, and the joys of the "Linda Blair on steroids" central performance. Then Ross appears for a new video interview (14m45s) and a Q&A at Weird Worcester in 2025 (41m5s) talking with Ercolani about his early days in peplums, his rationale for choosing roles, his happiness at being offered this film, working with Lassander, his apprehension around Di Silvestro's pet iguana (which has a cameo early in the film), his key roles, and much more. Be sure to stick around to the very end of the video interview, too, and the Q&A even opens with a bit of audience serenading. Then "The Forbidden Films of a Lady Under Suspicion" (19m3s) by Ercolani and Andrea Meroni surveys Lassander's career starting at the ascent of sex-themed films in Italy in the late '60s and featuring saucy milestones like The Laughing Woman, The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, and Black Emmanuelle among many others including later horrors for Lucio Fulci. In "Supernatural Women" (29m24s), Rachael Nisbet studies the long, fascinating strain of witches, possessions, sexual manias, and other genre elements present in female characters throughout horror fiction over the years (with Italian gothic cinema really jumping on board starting with Black Sunday), including martyred or tragic ones like we have in this film with religion often going with it hand in hand. Extra points for calling out Marco Bellocchio's great The Witch's Sabbath, which really needs a decent edition one of these days. Also included are a restoration comparison featurette (47s), a 9m13s image gallery, and the English trailer. Treasured Films (Blu-ray)
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