Three short films, one each from Directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, and Wong Kar Wai, address the themes of love and sex.
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Title: Eros (2004)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Li Gong | ... | Miss Hua (segment "The Hand") | |
| Chen Chang | ... | Zhang (segment "The Hand") | |
| Feng Tien | ... | Master Jin (segment "The Hand") (as Fung Tin) | |
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Chun-Luk Chan | ... | Hua's Servant - Ying (segment "The Hand") (as Auntie Luk) |
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Jianjun Zhou | ... | Hua's Lover - Zhao (segment "The Hand") |
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Wing Tong Sheung | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") |
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Kim Tak Wong | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") |
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Siu Man Ting | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") |
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Lai Fu Yim | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") |
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Cheng You Shin | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") (as Cheng You Shih) |
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Wing Kong Siu | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") |
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Kar Fai Lee | ... | Tailor (segment "The Hand") |
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Chi Keong Un | ... | Hotel Concierge (segment "The Hand") |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Nick Penrose (segment "Equilibrium") | |
| Alan Arkin | ... | Dr. Pearl / Hal (segment "Equilibrium") | |
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Three separate stories of love, desire and/or obsession are presented. "The Hand" tells of the desire that builds in the several years long largely professional relationship (his profession) between Xiao Zhang, the apprentice to tailor Mr. Jin, and Ms. Hua, a prostitute, the two who meet when he is first sent to take her measurements for a new dress. Sexually inexperienced, that meeting awakens Zhang's sexual desires. The story takes place during a phase of Ms. Hua's life when she becomes ill, making her unable to work and thus live to the style to which she is accustomed. In "Equilibrium", Nick Penrose is having his first session with Dr. Pearl, a therapist, Nick's anxiety and thus want to see a therapist probably due to a combination of starting a new project with his colleague Hal in their job as advertising executives, and a recurring dream he is having about a woman who he doesn't know but knows in the dream, that woman who is not his wife, Cecelia. These issues may be at play ... Written by Huggo
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Three visionary directors. One erotic journey.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic nudity, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(uncredited)
by Peer Raben
[Segment "The Dangerous Thread of Things"]
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Alternate Versions
The version screened at the Venice Film Festival presented the three short films in the following order: "The Hand" (Kar-Wai Wong), "Equilibrium" (Steven Soderbergh) and "Il Filo Pericoloso delle Cose" (Michelangelo Antonioni). When the film was released theatrically in Italy, "Il Filo Pericoloso delle Cose" was presented as the first and "The Hand" as the third. See more »Soundtracks
Slow Dance for Loves-1(uncredited)
by Peer Raben
[Segment "The Dangerous Thread of Things"]
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Release Date:
3 December 2004 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$53,666, 10 April 2005Gross USA:
$188,392Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,553,020Company Credits
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"Eros" (2004) is the collection of three short films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni (segment "Il filo pericoloso delle cose"), Steven Soderbergh (segment "Equilibrium") , and Kar Wai Wong (segment "The Hand"). Each film explores the always exiting and mysterious subjects of love, sexuality, and desire.
My favorite is "The Hand" a sensual, emotional, powerful and very sad story about a young tailor who put the years of unrequited love for a beautiful call girl in an exquisite dress he created for her. He knew the exact measurements from touch. This segment is so great that I am ready to buy a DVD just to be able to see it often. It is a brilliant work of art from one of the greatest working directors now.
Steven Soderbergh's "Equilibrium" is a funny duet between two excellent actors, Alan Arkin as a voyeuristic shrink and Robert Downey Jr. as his patient who has a reoccurring dream about a beautiful woman.
Michelangelo Antonioni's segment "Il filo pericoloso delle cose" aka "The Dangerous Thread of Things" has been called the weakest in the trio. Many posters call it garbage, the total waste of time, the soft porn made by a man who "got old and got horny". I personally did not find it a waste of time and if the man at 92 wants to make a little film that celebrates beauty and femininity so be it. I feel that Michelangelo's segment is much deeper than it seems - even on the surface it is very attractive to look at.