Tre passi nel delirio
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Metzengerstein
Directed by Roger Vadim
William Wilson
Directed by Louis Malle
William Wilson, a sadistic young man is plagued by a look-alike who checkmates his every cruel and violent move. Malle skillfully balances visceral horror and delicate sensuality as Wilson prepares to dissect a live, naked young woman, and later, whips Brigitte Bardot after she loses to him in a card game. It's an eerie struggle for self identity as Wilson battles his double to the death. But which side will win?
Toby Dammit
Directed by Federico Fellini
"For me, the Devil is friendly and joyful," exclaims Toby Dammit. "He's a little girl." Dammit is a burnt out, drunken British actor in Italy to star in the first Catholic western, for which he is promised a new Maserati. But no matter how fast he drives it, he can't escape the cherubic child from hell with her ghostly, glowing, bouncing ball. With its bizarre, unearthly images, Toby Dammit is a frightening tale that the critics have never forgotten- and neither will you.
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I have, as my single star testifies, almost no understanding for this kind of pretentious mystery for snobs. According to my judgment, two out of the three stories represent a real disaster and only Louis Malle delivered a decent performance, but his work is undermined by the fact that the point is easily readable after a few minutes and the story itself fails to surprise. Moreover, Alain Delon in the lead role is unable to portray the whole range of emotions that would be desirable in this case. From pride and arrogance to the despair of a person driven to the brink of madness. Roger Vadim showcases what he did for the majority of his career. He sells women's charms in a quasi-aesthetic style that would fit into typical soft porn of the 70s. And Federico Fellini just confirmed that he is practically unusable for genre films. In his auteur art, his mannerism is somehow able to be hiden, but here, the overacting and pretentiousness really hurt. Overall impression: 25%.
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