Leonor (1975)

After his wife (Liv Ullmann) dies, a medieval nobleman (Michel Piccoli) remarries quickly to a much younger woman (Ornella Muti) who gives him two sons. But he can't forget his beloved first wife. When a mysterious stranger tells him to "leave the dead alone", he ignores the advice. But soon he'll live to regret it. Based on a story by the 19th century German poet Ludwig Tieck and directed by Juan Luis Bunuel (son of Luis Bunuel). This is a rather artsy horror film with languid pacing. Clearly, young Bunuel has no interest in frightening us but creating an ambience of mood and atmosphere. He is assisted in this by the talented cinematographer Luciano Tovoli (SUSPIRIA) and composer Ennio Morricone. But the horror elements don't kick in until about the halfway mark which leaves a lot of exposition and not all of it necessary (about 12 minutes were cut for the U.S. market). I know it sounds like damning praise when I call this interesting but it's just that ... interesting but it never quite feels finished. With Antonio Ferrandis and Angel Del Pozo.