The phantasmagoria of "La Memoria Del Muerto"
Long for the days when Dario Argento was unleashing his atmospherically-colored Italian terrors like Suspiria and Inferno onto the world? Well, you’re not alone, but Argentinean director Javier Diment may have us covered.
Twitch Film has the full-length trailer for his new film La Memoria Del Muerto and it looks like a promising throwback to the glory days of the giallo.
Unfortunately, not much is known about the plot or when the film will be released, but if you know Spanish feel free to hop over to the film’s Facebook page and translate for us!
Update: Our commenters very graciously offer some more details for those who are curious about this unique horror film. Nataniel Costard describes the plot:
Five friends meet at a house to mourn and celebrate the life and death of one of their best friends. But the widow has another idea… one that has to do with occultism, facing your worst nightmares and surviving a whole night surrounded by death itself!
Alejandro offers a review: “The movie is simply amazing, and real effective too. It reminds a lot of Dario Argento, Sam Raimi and even a taste of Wes Craven. It’s very rare to find Argentinian horror movies well done. This is an unique exception, and it must reach international borders. Excellent acting, brilliant direction, a solid story, clever twists and for a low-budget movie, really cool and credible FXs. It’s an A+, totally recommended.”
Five friends meet at a house to mourn and celebrate the life and death of one of their best friends. But the widow has another idea… one that has to do with occultism, facing your worst nightmares and surviving a whole night surrounded by death itself!
How’s that for a synopsis? I saw it last week and found it amazing!
I had the pleasure to watch this movie at the world premiere of it at the BAFICI (‘Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente’, that can be translated to Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival).
The movie, directed by Valentín Javier Diment, tells the story of Alicia, a widow who recently suffered the pain of losing her beloved one, Jorge. Fourty-nine days later, she calls a bunch of friends that were the closest ones of him to read them a letter that Jorge left before he died. In this letter -charged with a lot of love, memories and affection- he declares every single feeling he had for each one of them. But what the guests doesn’t know is that Alicia also called them to make some kind of voodoo ritual, where is also involved Jorge’s brother -Santiago-, and bring Jorge back from the death. During the ritual, traumatic appearences will flow from hell, with lots of gore, paranormal activity and real and raw horror, and one by one the guests will fall down.
The movie is simply amazing, and real effective too. It reminds a lot of Dario Argento, Sam Raimi and even a taste of Wes Craven. It’s very rare to find Argentinian horror movies well done. This is an unique exception, and it must reach international borders. Excellent acting, brilliant direction, a solid story, clever twists and for a low-budget movie, really cool and credible FXs. It’s an A+, totally recommended.