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Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Directed by Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim
Quick Hit
Spirits of the Dead has feeling in the dark corners, which keeps it well below the line. It wants to wound, but mostly grazes.
Full Take
What stays with me here isn’t the plot beat, it’s the emotional bruise underneath it. When the connection breaks, the whole thing starts feeling distant. Once the mood is set, everything comes down to whether the film can cash in its own setup. The haunting works because loss is sitting right under the surface. That keeps it from greatness, but not from mattering.
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