Movies

Spirits of the Dead (1968) Compilation film of Poe stories by three European directors. Vadim's is artsy, vague and tedious with lots of scanty costumes; Malle's is intimate and precise and it makes Bardot look like an actress; Fellini's is more intensely hallucinogenic than usual but is about his common topic of the torments of fame. Malle's is the most grounded, least trippy and mod of the three, and convinces me that I am going to have to break down and see some of his stuff. As a movie, it's not so hot but it is educational. 5/10

Note: it appears I have already seen Malle's Elevator to the Gallows and The Fire Within. I liked the former as an exceptionally well-balanced thriller, didn't care much for the latter since the protagonist is self-centered and unappealing and you just want him to kill himself like he says he is going to.