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HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Hasta el viento tiene miedo stands out from other Mexican horror films because the fear is due to supernatural and psychological reasons, as opposed to the campy monsters, demented doctors, vampire women and masked wrestlers that have characterized Mexican horror. However, the film also suffers from cheap production values, and has a decidedly late 60s look, so I'm afraid the film will still seem very campy, especially for Anglo viewers used to a more sophisticated look. As the other reviewers pointed out, the DVD release (like the film) is cheap, and has no subtitles. It looks pretty good, though, and the lack of subtitles is because these cheap Spanish DVDs are being marketed to Latino viewers who, presumably, speak the language. I don't think there's enough market out there to justify a remastered DVD edition with subtitles. Also check out "El libro de piedra", the follow-up film, which is also available without subtitles, and "Venenos para las hadas", which does have them.

I SAW THIS MOVIE WHEN I WAS REALLY SMALL AND IT WAS TOTALLY SCARY, AND NOW I'M GROWN UP AND STILL WHEN I WATCH IT AND NIGHT IT GIVES ME THE CHILLS JUST TO SEE IT..IT IS THE BEST SPANISH SCARIESNT MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN..THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT COLLEGE GIRLS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN A GIRL NAMED CLAUDIA IS BEING HAUNTED BY A FORMER COLLEGE STUDENT NAMED ANDREA, WHOM COMMITTED SUICIDE BECAUSE OF THE PRINCIPAL'S FAULT.. IT SEEMS THAT ANDREAS GRANDMOTHER WAS VERY SICK AND SHE WANTED TO GO SEE HER AND THE PRINCIPAL (MARGA LOPEZ) IS A VERY MEAN PERSON AND DIDN'T GAVE HER PERMISSION SO ANDREA FOUND OUT THAT HER GRANDMA DIED AND SHE WENT UNDER DEPRESSION AND COMMITTED SUICIDE ON THE TOWER, SO SHE HAUNTS CLAUDIA SO HER SPIRIT CAN GAIN ON HER SO SHE CAN GET REVENGE ON THE PRINCIPAL...I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE IT'S BAD ASS................

I remember seeing this for the first time when I was around 11 or 12 and it scared the beejesus out of me. My cousins and I threw blankets on the floor and had a sleepover watching it. Needless to say we didn't get much sleep. Now it's 20+ years later and it still scares me a bit :) A bit cheesy, of course, but the cheesiness makes it all the more fun to watch. When the dead girl's "shadow" is seen in the music room, I get chills every time! I love this movie.

This classic horror story is cleverly written and directed my one of Mexico's greatest film directors Carlos Enrique Taboada. It is one of Taboada's masterpieces.

This is one of those films that does not use gore or blood effects to get its horror effective. The recognizable music score comes from Raul Lavista. The film was also produced by Churubusco Studios (Mexico's Hollywood).

I strongly recommend this film to anybody interested in a great classical Mexican horror film.

This one of the most scariest movies of all time. It doesn't relly on gore scenes for the effect of scare you out, but on the windy black nights and our fears of see a ghost. There are two mayor scenes on the movie, one is when students Kitty and Marina see for the first time the presence of Andrea on the top window of three store cellar after chasing her friend Claudia, and the other is when teacher Lucia (Maricruz Olivier) talks with gardener Diego about her students visions of Andrea. The dialog is supreme:

-Do not seem you very surprised.

-No...How could be the poor little one a ghost? So pretty and with those sad eyes...(seeing to the floor)

-Have you ever seen her? (With a very surprised and scared face)

-Yes...(wait a second and then) you don't?

Lucia walks to the door very surprised and confused...

-How could I see her! She's death!

You must see it!!! Five stars!!!

One note...the poster of the movie is wrong the original poster is at: http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/137319/

Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo(1968, Even The Wind is Frightened) is a superb Mexican horror film from writer-director Carlos Enrique Taboada. Several girls are stuck at a school during Christmas break and the ghost of a dead girl is scaring them! They're also picked on by Ms. Bernarda(Marga Lopez), a straight-faced, no nonsense woman who runs the school. Maricruz Olivier plays a faculty member who is kind and patient with the girls. Alicia Bonet plays a student who sympathizes with the ghost. Norma Lazareno plays Kitty, a saucy, femme fatale who doesn't get along with Ms. Bernarda. The lovely Elizabeth Dupeyron plays Josefina, a square, unpopular girl that most of the girls don't like. I like Dupeyron's dark hair, flying saucer eyes, cute looks and golden brown skin. Dupeyron was in The Wild Bunch(1969) showing Warren Oates and Ben Johnson a "toy". It's fun watching Josefina and Kitty dance to Armando Manzanero's catchy 'Blues Jazz'. The film has a fair amount of humor and never slips into campy farce. Most Mexican horror films are very, very cheesy and they try to emulate Hammer Horror or something. Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo has some class. The film has creepiness and atmosphere. The music score by Raul Lavista is quite good. The theme music for the ghost is quite moving. This film was remade in 2007. Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo is a classic of Mexican cinema.

What I love the most in this movie are the performances by Maricruz Olivier and Marga Lopez who were two of the best actresses ever in all of Latin America, is a very scary tale where there are not fancy special effects or lots of fake blood, is all about the quality of the performance of the actresses ( the cast is 90% female) is a great film for any age, may look like a remake, however that is not so unusual in the movie making business, one example is Mulan Rouge, the original was with Marlene Dietrich, but the copy with Nicole Kidman was a huge success,

This will always be my favorite mexican horror classic movie,I have not watched another one that is better "Mas negro que la noche" is GREAT also the only difference is that I like the sound of this movie, from the beginning that music alone scares you.

I've been looking for this movie and "Mas Negro Que La Noche" and I haven't been able to find them with subtitles. It's a shame, my parter doesn't speak Spanish, that's why I'm looking for these movies with subtitles. I don't think I'm going to find them, I guess I'm going to have to wait until someone decides to add the English subtitles to it.

Yet again a great film gets a substandard "PD" style release from a company who obviously have nothing but contempt for their audience. VHS quality picture, no subtitles, no extras AT ALL (not even a text page) and a horrible cover.

A film this good deserves far better. Sadly the fact that this dreadful release is already out there and widely available will presumably deter any other company from bothering to do a better one. A real missed opportunity.