Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: "Toby Dammit" features a disheveled, drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. "Metzengerstein" features a medieval countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion - who, it turns out, is really her dead lover. "William Wilson" tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills.... (Full plot summary below)
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Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: "Toby Dammit" features a disheveled, drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. "Metzengerstein" features a medieval countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion - who, it turns out, is really her dead lover. "William Wilson" tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills.
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| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanAs far as psychological horror goes, the films work well, and that they realize Poe's stories were mainly internalized distortions of the world works to their advantage, even as they approach the material in vastly different ways. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceThree devout libertines have a go at Poe, fear and trembling invade their debauchery voluptuously |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickmore of an interesting exercise in literary adaptation than a fully satisfying work of art |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesDefinitely worth a look for fans of the involved directors, though such fans probably already own it. |
| Radio TimesRonald BerganOut of the three episodes based on the macabre tales by Edgar Allan Poe, the third -- the only modern-day one, directed by Federico Fellini -- is far and away the best. |
| F5 (Wichita, KS)Jake EukerSee it for Fellini's hilarious "Toby Dammit" sequence. (Elsewhere Jane and Peter Fonda play lovers...) |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullNot what I would have expected... but hey, we are defined by our contradictions, no? |
| DVDJournal.comMark BourneEpisode 3, however -- this is the one people talk about when they talk about Spirits of the Dead. Federico Fellini's 'Toby Dammit' stars Terence Stamp in a piece that's a Fellini film festival in miniature. |
| User ReviewGavin DThis is my first film experience with any of the actors (with the exception of Terrence Stamp, only as a much older man) or directors. That said, Spirits of the Dead is a phenomenal movie. All three of the segments are well made and creepy. Jane Fonda is stunning, as is Brigitte Bardot and Terrance Stamp and Alain Delon are fantastic. |
| User ReviewKevin RThe heart is the seat of emotions and passion Spirits of the Dead delivers three wonderful short stories. The first short story tells the tale of a princess who falls in love with a man that dies trying to save his horses from a fire. How will she deal with his death? The second story depicts a man confessing to a murder he conducted in a dream. The final tale depicts an actor who will do anything to succeed. "Is it blood?" "No. Fire." Federico Fellini (8 1/2 and La Strada), Louis Malle (Elevator to the Gallows and Atlantic City), and Roger Vadim (Barbarella and God Created Woman) each deliver a segment of Spirits of the Dead. The storylines for each segment is wonderful. It actually reminded me of A Clockwork Orange in the way the characters are presented, developed, and ultimately delivered. The cast delivers awesome performances and includes Peter Fonda, Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, and Terence Stamp. "Drunkness makes man a beast." I came across this film on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and had to DVR it based on the wonderful cast and the fall season. I adored each of these films and thought they contained wonderful plots and brilliant characters. I strongly recommend seeing this underrated gem, especially as Halloween approaches. "Curiosity, the need to know..." Grade: A |
