A troubled woman's seaside escape spirals into a fever dream of violence and delusion.
A WOMAN'S TORMENT
The Deranged Descent of a Woman Unchained
A mentally deranged young woman starts hallucinating, gets involved in lesbianism and murder.
From the vault: Findlay's beach house is no place for a relaxing getaway.
Roberta Findlay delivers a feverish blend of psychological horror and adult cinema, all set on a windswept beach. With its hallucinatory descent and taboo-pushing scenes, this is the kind of grindhouse rarity that only a director like Findlay could conjure.
— SassyFlix Programmer
A Woman's Torment is a 1977 American horror film directed by Roberta Findlay about a mentally ill woman who flees to a remote beach house, where her sanity unravels into violence and hallucination.
- Director
- Roberta Findlay
- Writer
- Roberta Findlay
- Release
- 1977
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Atormentada, L'altro vizio di una bocca, Tormento de uma Sensual
Synopsis
Why Cult
Directed and written by Roberta Findlay, this is a rare example of 1970s horror helmed by a woman—no small feat in the grindhouse era.
The film blurs reality and delusion, chronicling Karen's unraveling mind with a mix of horror and adult themes.
The remote beach house setting amplifies the protagonist's sense of alienation, turning the landscape into a character of its own.
With its NC-17 rating, the film doesn't shy from explicit or taboo content, pushing the boundaries of horror and adult cinema.
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Questions from the Vault
What is A Woman's Torment about? +
A Woman's Torment follows Karen, a mentally ill woman who flees an impending asylum stay to a remote beach house, where her reality collapses into delusions and violence.
When was A Woman's Torment released? +
A Woman's Torment was released in 1977.
Who directed A Woman's Torment? +
A Woman's Torment was directed by Roberta Findlay.
How long is A Woman's Torment? +
A Woman's Torment has a runtime of 84 minutes.
What genre is A Woman's Torment? +
A Woman's Torment is a horror film.