Also known as Spirits of The Dead or Tre Passi Nel Delirio, Histoires extraordinaires is a Franco-Italian production consists of 3 movies based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe.1. Metzengerstein (directed by Roger Vadim)
Frédérique Metzengerstein (Jane Fonda - very beautiful here), a rich comtesse who does anything for her pleasure, until she meets her modest cousin Baron Wilhelm. Angry because Wilhelm ignores her, Frédérique has his stable burnt and he dies in the attempt to free his horses. Soon after, a beautiful black horse appears, but none knows whose his master. This wild creature can only be ridden by Frédérique. She is getting more obsessed by the horse and in the end she perishes with it like Wilhelm.
2. William Wilson (directed by Louis Malle)
William Wilson hates his mother and becomes a sadist. As a young boy at school, he becomes the leader of naughty boys and punishes every one he doesn't like. At the medical school, he almost does an autopsy to a living person. In his army days he cheats at cards. During all this, he has some kind of guardian angel, his double, who reminds him when he does wrong. Wilson finally runs out of his patience and kills his demon in a duel, and that means his life is also over. To see Alain Delon playing both Wilson and his twin was a nice treat.
3. Toby Dammit (directed by Federico Fellini)
From Never Bet The Devil Your Head, this is about a successful actor Toby Dammit (Terence Stamp), despite his drinking problem. Toby comes to Rome for a movie project, agrees to do it because his producer has promised to give him a Ferrari. This is a bizarre movie where the Devil is depicted as a little girl playing a ball. Very creepy. Toby is to appear on an awards show, but he leaves in the middle of the show, jumps on his brand new Ferrari, gets lost on the way and loose his head in the end. What I like best from this section is Nino Rota's musical score. The movie itself is too scary for me.
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