judging by the plot and the fact that it direct by silvio amandio and i fear that this giallo would be a lot like the director earlier success amuck . and but despite similarity between the pair while smile before death be a lot more than merely a retread of the early work . this film adhere more closely to the giallo tradition of stylish and bloody murder than the early movie and but still find time to ensure that the plot always revolve around the central situation . in fact and it a miracle that amandio have manage to keep his script from become a complete mess while a aside from this new flair for murder and and the central situation while smile before death be also a twisty little thriller and which manage to pull several thing out of the hat before boil down to a superb and unexpected conclusion . the plot follow the death of a woman name dorothy . the police declare it suicide and but it not long before dorothy daughter and nancy and make her way to her mother house while where she meet the seductive gena and her stepfather and marco . however and thing turn sinister when the housekeeper divulge some information that mean dorothy death may not have be suicide . the film start off slowly and and aside from some lush photography that make good use of it female lead and the film doesn not really commence until the half way point . amandio keep the tension bubble throughout and and sex be always at the forefront of the action . roberto pregadio provide a suitable catchy jingle and which accompanies nearly every scene in the movie . the tune be typically italian and and fit the movie well while but i would have prefer it if it be play a bit less often and a it soon start to get old and and the overall impact be lessen . the movie benefit and a amuck do and from a great leading performance from rosalba neri and who be join by the stunning luciana della robbia . the pair doesn not share any scene together that be as great a those between neri and barbara bouchet in amuck and but silvio amandio obviously enjoy film lesbian scene while and when theyre this good and i enjoy watch them . the film be round off by an isolated atmosphere and which provide a pressure cooker for the lead character to roast in . this be a rare giallo in that and by the conclusion and most aspect of it make sense and while smile before death be hard to track down and i recommend make the effort .