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25 May 1977 (France)
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1 woman became 2/2 women became 3/3 women became 1
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Pinky is an awkward young teen who starts work at a spa in the CA. Desert. She becomes overly attached to fellow spa attendant...
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Birth
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Stillborn Child
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Cafeteria
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Bar
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Memory Loss
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 3 wins
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1 nomination
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Shelley Duvall | ... | Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux | |
| Sissy Spacek | ... | Pinky Rose | |
| Janice Rule | ... | Willie Hart | |
| Robert Fortier | ... | Edgar Hart | |
| Ruth Nelson | ... | Mrs. Rose | |
| John Cromwell | ... | Mr. Rose | |
| Sierra Pecheur | ... | Ms. Bunweil | |
| Craig Richard Nelson | ... | Dr. Maas | |
| Maysie Hoy | ... | Doris | |
| Belita Moreno | ... | Alcira | |
| Leslie Ann Hudson | ... | Polly | |
| Patricia Ann Hudson | ... | Peggy | |
| Beverly Ross | ... | Deidre | |
| John Davey | ... | Dr. Norton |
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USA:124 min (FMC Library Print)
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2.35 : 1 more
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UK:AA (original rating) (1977) |
UK:PG (re-rating) (2006) |
Iceland:12 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG
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The idiosyncrasies of the character "Millie Lammoreaux" were mostly conceived by Shelley Duvall.
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Continuity: When Millie and Pinkie prepare for dinner party, the time line is way out of whack. Scene begins in early morning, as Millie wakes Pinkie and tells her she is going grocery shopping for the dinner. Millie returns from store (presumably within an hour or so), Pinkie carries out garbage after spilling shrimp cocktail on herself and, en route to trash cans, meets dinner guests who say they can't come because they're on way to a beer joint instead - a scene that would have occurred no later than mid-morning and means that seven or more hours are unaccounted for.
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References The Stepford Wives (1975)
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I've wanted to see Robert Altman's "3 Women"(1977) for long time and finally saw it last night. The references to one of my all time favorites, Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" are obvious: two young women, the main characters (seemingly meek, childlike Pinky and outgoing and seemingly popular but in reality a sad loser Millie seem almost to exchange identities, or to become one in a desperate search for connection and sense of belonging but "3 Women" is memorable and haunting on its own terms. It makes you think long time after it's over. As a matter of fact, I am still thinking about it. I think that it is an incredible work of an extraordinary master. As always in his best films, Robert Altman is terrific - innovative, iconoclastic, free-spirited, unconventional, and truly original. He is a great humanist who sees through his characters but never makes fun of them and he understands them. Under his directing, Shelly Duvall and Sissy Spacec gave two astonishing performances. They were both great but Duvall was a revelation. She adapted the loquacious Millie's personality and become the character. Altman had discovered Duvall at one of the malls in Texas where she was selling cosmetics and given her roles in his six films. I want also to mention the eerie music, the dreamy and uneasy atmosphere of something sinister ready to happen, the scary and mesmerizing murals on the bottom of the pool that the third woman, silent and mysterious, tired and wise Willie (Janice Rule) was painting. Altman did not try to trick or confuse me, and the story seems to be simple one but I am not sure that I understood everything, especially the enigmatic ending. Altman was aware of the effect of his movie to the viewers and in his commentary he says that he sees the film as a painting and that the audience should feel it but not understand it. In this regard it also reminds of "Un chien andalou" (1929) which was supposed to be experienced directly and not analyzed by the viewers.
"3 Women" is another great film by one of the best American film directors. I've never seen a bad film from Robert Altman.
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