SMILE BEFORE DEATH
Aka: Il Sorriso Della Jena  (The smile of the Hyena)
Teenaged Nancy Thompson arrives unexpectedly at her mothers county villa. She discovers that her mom has died a violent death. The police investigate and believe the she killed herself by cutting her throat with a piece of broken of glass. Nancy meets and becomes friends with Gina who was her mothers best friend and who has a special relationship with her stepfather. Soon the older man turns his roving eye toward this young beauty as suspicion about the suicide starts to come to light. A great giallo full of more twists then a snake and a funky organ score that will stick in your head. Starring Luciana Della Robbia, Silvano Tranquilli, Rosalba Neri, Hiram Keller, Dana Ghia, Fabio Garriba. Written by Silvio Amandio, Francesco Merli. Music by Bob Derament. Directed by Silvio Amandio. (1972-Italy) Slightly widescreen. In English with Greek subtitles