Metzengerstein....

I certainly like all three stories. I'm just not sure they all necessarily belong together in a single film. Comparing one to the others does the anthology as a whole little justice. The problem with "Metzengerstein" -- and for me it's a trivial one -- is that modern audiences are not going to see Jane Fonda's Countess Frédérique as the monster the script asks us to believe she is. As the 1969 English version paraphrases the original narration, "Day was night, or night day, according to her whim." Yet even her practical jokes are not as mean-spirited as those TV viewers saw on Seinfeld a decade ago. If, however, we step back a bit and watch the story unfold as the Countess's descent into madness following the suicide of a lover -- which is suggested by the very first shot -- it becomes easier to appreciate the story as the chronicle of a woman's breakdown as the Countess gradually realizes her powers can ultimately only corrupt and destroy. Director Roger Vadim takes us to a time far removed from the present day -- even if the hairstyles look "so" 1960s today -- and gives us a unique take on the decadence of the late 20th-century leisure class, whose thrill-seeking members are known for exploiting people and then casting them aside.

I think it's the terrible French dubbing...I can't tell if they didn't like Jane and Peter's accents or what but the voices are horrible...

Exactly. That's the whole movie. Nothing happens. If all you're watching it for is the scantily-dressed beautiful women or to get a glimpse of some of the most famous stars of the 60s, then you're in for a treat. But that's it; it's mostly an empty mess.

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