LouHomey From my favorite movies..

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Joseph Brando I saw this movie in its Americanized version titled "Sweet Sound Of Death" with some pretty horrendous dubbing but was still hypnotized by its enchanting spell. A young couple make a pact to love each other even after death and that whichever dies first should contact the other. Thus begins a very unusual ghostly love story where that iron wall between life and death becomes nothing more than a translucent curtain. The two actors in this film who play the couple (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Dyanik Zurakowska) are so strikingly beautiful that, coupled with the atmospheric settings and stylish shots, make this creepy love story a very gratifying site for the eyes. I would really like to see this one in its original language with English subtitles as I did feel that the bad dub job detracted from its overall intensity.

Elliot James I only knew this 75 minute obscurity existed because it's a featurette on The Hanging Woman DVD released by Troma. After watching the excellent extras including an interview with Hanging Woman director Jose Luis Merino and Ben Tatar, director of dubbing for Sweet Sound, I decided to watch the film,produced by Sid Pink during his Spanish period. It turned out to be one of the best ghost movies I've ever seen, incredibly creepy, disturbing and chilling. I thought it was better than any ghost story I've ever seen including The Univited and The Haunting; very close in a way to the Euro equivalent of the original Carnival of Souls in style and mood. The black & white location photography is perfect and the music score during key moments is equally chilling. Without violence, monsters, gore or editing/camera tricks, Sweet Sound creates an unsettling, spooky ambiance that clings long after the troubling ending. I don't recall reading about this movie in Sid Pink's autobiography. Thanks to Troma for finding a good print and including it.

Woodyanders Amiable Spanish medical student Pablo (an engaging performance by Emilio Gutierrez Caba) and his passionate French girlfriend Dominique (a charming portrayal by lovely blonde Dynanik Zurakowska) are madly in love. Dominique vows that if she ever dies she would come back for Pablo. After she gets killed in a plane crash, Dominique returns to convince Pablo to join her in the afterlife. Director/co-writer Javier Seto does a sound job of creating and sustaining a quietly spooky atmosphere which becomes more increasingly creepy and unsettling as Pablo gets caught up in the world of the supernatural and the story gradually unfolds towards a haunting downbeat conclusion. Said nicely bizarre mood of eerie dread and mystery reaches its most effective and unnerving apex with a diner table set piece in which everyone with the exception of Pablo turns out to be a ghost. Caba and Zurakowska display a pleasant and appealing chemistry which adds pathos to their romance. Veteran character actor Victor Israel has a cool minor part as a caretaker. Francisco Sanchez's crisp black and white cinematography boasts plenty of impressively fluid pans and winding tracking shots. Gregorio Garcia Segura's jazzy'n'brooding score hits the shivery spot. Unusual and worth a look.

pherranzmail Weird movie about life after death. Very surprising with a good photography in black and white. In the first part, the picture is about a love story, very tender (perhaps too much), suddenly an air crash breaks this history between an Spaniard and a French girl. Later, the boy ask about she is still alive. Ghost apparitions in a haunted house are great!