Spirits of the Dead
by Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim
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Actor: Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, James Robertson Justice, Jane Fonda, Terence StampDirector: Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim
Brand: Image Entertainment
Writer: Federico Fellini
Writer: Bernardino Zapponi
Writer: Clement Biddle Wood
Writer: Daniel Boulanger
Writer: Edgar Allan Poe
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.75:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Homevision
Summary of Spirits of the Dead
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD - DVD MovieAn irresistible and guilty pleasure, this anthology based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe is a rare opportunity to see three of the biggest names in 1960s European film direction working in the short form. The results are uneven, but so what? They're also plain outrageous. Roger Vadim's Metzengerstein stars real-life siblings Jane and Peter Fonda perversely cast as lovers. When the latter dies, Jane's character turns to a mysterious black stallion for companionship, the suggestion being that the dead man's spirit is within the horse. Both corny and vaguely lurid, this ghost tale is Vadim all the way. Louis Malle's William Wilson is an in-your-face take on Poe's classic doppelgänger fable, starring Alain Delon as a blackguard who gets his comeuppance from a nicer variation of himself. More craftsman-like than cinematically bold, the film displays the kind of crisp wit Malle didn't display often enough. Finally, Federico Fellini's Toby Dammit proves to be the most interesting piece in the trio, featuring Terence Stamp in a terrific performance as an actor at the end of his rope (the equivalent of Mastroianni's burned-out director in Fellini's 8½), who has come to Rome to star as Christ in a New Testament Western. Dense with Fellini's dreamy textures and iconic clutter, Toby Dammit is a fun experience. --Tom Keogh
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