Film Synopsis
A young woman suspects something sinister is happening in the apartment above hers when she hears strange noises and notices her neighbor’s sudden disappearance. Her attempts to uncover the truth are met with evasions, cryptic warnings, and mounting paranoia. This taut Spanish mystery layers suspense and psychological tension within a confined, claustrophobic setting.
Critical Perspective
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The Glass Ceiling is a psychological thriller in the Hitchcock mold—specifically, it can be read as something of an update of Rear Window (1954). … In common with the Hitchcock film, the action unfolds during a hot spell; the heat acts as a catalyst of sorts, prompting the characters to behave irrationally and to act on their worst instincts. In this sense, it’s also something of a precursor to Armando Crispino’s Autopsy (1975), wherein an intense Roman heat wave is directly linked to a series of gruesome suicides.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: Giallo-Style Films from Around the World, Volume Three (Midnight Marquee Press, 2019)
Glass Ceiling Blu-ray editions
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| Disc Extras | Severin BD-A/US 2025 |
|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Alexandra West | |
| Introduction by Kier-La Janisse | |
| Connected at the Soul - Interview with Judith Chapman (Sister of Actress Patty Shepard) | |
| Alternate Scenes from TV Version | |
| Theatrical Trailer | |
| “Anta mujer” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Severin’s Blu-ray is included in the “House of Psychotic Women Rarities Collection, Volume 2” box set with The Savage Eye (1959), Morgiana (1972) and Butterfly Kiss (1995).
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