"The Fifth Cord" is one of the great classics from the golden age of Giallo cinema "à la Dario Argento". An esthetic and refined whodunit full of unexpected twists, in search of a mystery killer's identity. With sublime music by Ennio Morricone, superb lighting by Vittorio Storaro ("Last Tango in Paris") and a tortured hero played by Franco Nero ("Django"), this film ranks amongst the finest in Italian B-movies!

"Pieces", on the other hand, sheds all the class of 70s-era Gialli and just holds on to the gore and nudity. A Spanish latecomer to the genre that leans more toward 80s-era slashers, with stereotypically Latin excesses that far surpass their puritan American counterparts... making for an unforgettable monument to exploitation cinema!