My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Image Entertainment)
In medieval Spain, a soldier is haunted by two beautiful women, the ghosts of hanged men he was unfortunate enough to stumble on while riding across the countryside. They seduce and torment him, then send him on his way, but because of a potion he drinks they continue to appear in his dreams. He is pursued by the Inquisition and takes refuge in the castle of a stranger. Here, a story is told, which leads to other stories, and so on, until the plot reaches absurd levels of stories-within-stories (I lost count at around 6 levels). The narrative revolves around Spanish gentlemen and their pursuit of women, all the while having endless duels. This second half of the movie is excruciatingly long and boring. This is very disappointing, since the first part, with it's darker themes of death, surrealistic atmosphere and faster pacing, was quite promising.
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