NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM

Vincente Parra and Carmen Sevilla

NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM ( aka Nadie oyo gritar/1973). Director: Eloy de la Iglesia. 

Kept woman Elisa (Carmen Sevilla) maintains her own residence in a sparsely populated apartment building. One afternoon she catches her neighbor, failed writer Miguel (Vincente Parra), throwing his dead wife's body (Maria Asquerino) down the elevator shaft. Although apologetic, Miguel forcibly insists that Elisa help him dispose of his wife's corpse, which she does, driving off with him beside her and the wife's body in the trunk. Strangely, Elisa does not try very hard to get away from Miquel, and soon their relationship starts to head in unsettling directions. They have more in common than either had imagined but Miguel may be keeping secrets ... 

Sevilla with Tony Isbert

One thing you have to say for No One Heard the Scream -- it's certainly unpredictable. There is also a nifty sequence when our odd duo come across a highway accident and are told by cops that they must put a couple of victims in the back seat and their large suitcase in the trunk! A third person, an attractive young man named Tony (Tony Isbert), shows up and has a couple of appearances, but this doesn't really lead into anything that interesting. The final twist is interesting, although it raises unanswered questions. The whole thing might have been more absorbing if the two leads were a lot hotter or dragged Tony more into the story. 

Verdict: Intriguing Spanish suspense film comes close but doesn't quite cut it. **1/2.