Review of Spirits of the Dead (1968) by Rollo T — 17 Apr 2007
HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES/TRE PASSI NEL DELIRIO is a collection of three short movies by arthouse stalwarts Roger vadim, Louis Malle and Federico Fellini adapting E.A. Poe stories for the screen. Vadim's METZENGERSTEIN stars Jane & Peter Fonda, just in case you don't get the incestuous subtext (they play cousins in love with each other).
Malle's "WILLIAM WILSON" stars Alain Delon & Brigitte Bardot, at the time the most handsome actors in French cinema (Brad & Angelina might learn a thing or two from them), and is a great doppelganger story shot in my hometown, so it holds a special place among my faves.
Fellini's TOBY DAMMIT is one of the scariest, oneiric, atmospheric horror films that feels more like Mario Bava than Fellini (also because it reprises the spooky bouncing ball gimmick from OPERAZIONE PAURA).
An absolute masterpiece.
This review of Spirits of the Dead (1968) was written by Rollo T on 17 Apr 2007.
Spirits of the Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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