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Spirits of the Dead

1968 · 122 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into three decadent nightmares, each stylish and strange, leaving a lingering sense of doom.

Tagline: The ultimate orgy of evil.
Overview: Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
guilt
madness
identity
Places: single country house
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, mystery, drama
Directed by: Louis Malle, Roger Vadim, Federico Fellini
Written by: Clement Biddle Wood, Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim, Louis Malle
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, James Robertson Justice, Salvo Randone, Françoise Prévost
Music: Diego Masson, Nino Rota
Cinematography: Claude Renoir, Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime: 122 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: English, French, German, Italian

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