Good mystery

The Psychic (AKA Seven Notes in Black, AKA Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes, AKA Death Tolls Seven Times ~ 1977)

Giallo directed by Lucio Fulci before he went full Gore-Meister. Jennifer O'Neill plays Virginia, a woman who has had psychic visions ever since as a child she 'saw' her mother's suicide. Now happily married to a successful businessman, she's living a relaxed, carefree life. However, soon after he leaves for a business trip she begins to have visions of strange disjointed images of people and places, culminating in a woman being bricked-up alive in the wall of an unknown building. She's so convinced the images are real that she consults a former boyfriend - Luca, a parapsychologist. As they locate the building, and then discover a woman's body that has indeed been walled-up, they realise that what Virginia 'saw' wasn't quite what she thought it was; it was actually something far worse.

Fulci is very much in 'Hitchcock mode' here, with plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings (he also co-wrote the screenplay). He gets good performances from the actors (especially O'Neill, Marc Porel as Luca, and Gabriele Ferzetti as Emilio - a shady art gallery owner), whilst the cinematography by his long-time collaborator Sergio Salvati (they worked together 11 times) is excellent. There's also a great score by Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi, and Vince Tempera. However, the film suffers in that when the truth behind Virginia's visions is revealed, along with a true timeline of events, it's pretty damn confusing; the gist is pretty-much clear, but the specifics aren't at all. As a result the climax is a little underwhelming. I may feel differently after rewatches, but for now 6/10