Spirits of the Dead (1968)

IMDb plot summary: Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel princess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
Directed by Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, and Roger Vadim. Starring Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, and Terence Stamp.

This is a pretty uneven little anthology, though it does make me want to read the original Poe inspirations for these stories -- it feels like at the heart of each of these films there's a more interesting story being told. The movies lean most heavily into moody gothic atmosphere, which sometimes works but starts wearing thin. While the Fellini segment apparently has the most critical acclaim, I prefer Malle's, though it would have benefited from an even shorter runtime. The gambling scene runs almost painfully long and detracts from a much more interesting bookended plot.

How it entered my Flickchart:
Spirits of the Dead < Nothing in Common
Spirits of the Dead < State Fair
Spirits of the Dead > Giant
Spirits of the Dead > Pinocchio
Spirits of the Dead > The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Spirits of the Dead > Antz
Spirits of the Dead > Deja Vu
Spirits of the Dead < Call Northside 777
Spirits of the Dead > Stardust Memories
Spirits of the Dead > Start the Revolution Without Me
Spirits of the Dead < The Black Stallion
Final spot: #2322 out of 3076.