Film Synopsis
The Sweet Sound of Death (1965) follows a young medical student who makes a pact with his lover that death will not separate them. After she dies in an accident, he begins witnessing strange occurrences suggesting her presence has returned from beyond the grave. This Spanish-American psychological horror film blends romantic obsession, supernatural mystery, and eerie atmosphere while examining grief, devotion, and the boundary between life and death.
Critical Perspective
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What starts as a simple romance, rendered in the social-realist monochrome familiar from any number of Nouvelle Vague items, rapidly darkens in tone, with the relationship between Pablo and Dominique revealing disturbing undercurrents … La llamada reaches a predictably tragic conclusion, proving itself worthy of standing alongside such far better-known ghost films as America’s The Uninvited, Britain’s The Haunting and Canada’s The Changeling.
Jonathan Rigby, Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema (Signum Books, 2016)
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Edition and Packaging Notes
- Troma’s DVD of The Hanging Woman (1973) includes this film as an extra.
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Collector’s guide
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The Sweet Sound of Dubbing: Dubbing “The Sweet Sound of Death” (12:30)
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| Extras | The Sweet Sound of Dubbing: Dubbing “The Sweet Sound of Death” - Interview with Dubbing Director Ben Tatar Troma DVD |