Underplayed Gems

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

Flesh and Fantasy poster
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genre
drama film, fantasy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This anthology film presents three separate stories, each involving a supernatural or fateful twist. A connecting sequence with a narrator ties the tales together. The movie explores how strange events and unseen forces can change peoples lives.

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What happens

Flesh and Fantasy is a 1943 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Robert Cummings and Barbara Stanwyck. The film follows the success of Duvivier's previous anthology film Tales of Manhattan (1942). Flesh and Fantasy tells three stories, unrelated but with a supernatural theme, written by Ellis St. Joseph, Oscar Wilde and László Vadnay. Interstitial scenes to connect and present the three segments feature humorist Robert Benchley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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