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Three world-class directors explore the deepest realms of sex, desire, and obsession in this luminous trilogy of films linked by theme of erotic passion. Wong Kar-Wai's ravishing drama 'The Hand', set in 1960s Hong Kong, tells of the achingly unrequited relationship between a tailor (Chang Chen) and a beautiful courtesan (Gong Li). Stephen Soderbergh writes and directs the wryly comic 'Equilibrium' in which Robert Downey Jr s anxious ad executive describes a mysterious dream woman to his preoccupied psychiatrist (Alan Arkin). Finally, in Italian legend Michelangeolo Antonioni's beautiful 'The Dangerous Thread of Things', an estranged couple embark on an erotic and sensual journey.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Sally Wilton
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The first film in this trilogy is really the only one worth seeing. In Mandarin - with subtitles. This is the story of a tailor who falls in love with a courtesan he makes dresses for. The clothes in this film are fabulous and the young man becomes obsessed with making costumes to fit her fantastic figure. There are some supremely erotic moments in the film ie when he measures her with his hands and he makes love to one of the garments he has finished. Despite the eroticicm of the film there is very little flesh to be seen or any explicit [...] scenes. Most is left to the imagination. Beautifully filmed, lovely story. The other two films - dont bother!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By pointone
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Three short films by three directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh and Wong Kar Wai supposedly about erotic love.
The first offering from Wong Kar Wai about the unrequited love of a Chinese male dressmaker for his courtesan client is obviously the work of the master that gave us "In the mood for Love" and "2046" but I found the plot implausible and could not get fully involved.
The second short by Steven Soderbergh starts and ends in colour and the main central section is in black and white. The film appears to be a rather pointless conceit involving a dream within a dream during the black and white section.
Apparently Michelangelo Antonioni was ninety two and seriously disabled by a stroke when he made this almost incomprehensible short comprising long stretches of nudity, usually on beaches or in the country, possibly intended to represent an erotic attraction to nature.
If you are a Wong Kar Wai fan watch the first film and turn off, if you are not avoid.
The first offering from Wong Kar Wai about the unrequited love of a Chinese male dressmaker for his courtesan client is obviously the work of the master that gave us "In the mood for Love" and "2046" but I found the plot implausible and could not get fully involved.
The second short by Steven Soderbergh starts and ends in colour and the main central section is in black and white. The film appears to be a rather pointless conceit involving a dream within a dream during the black and white section.
Apparently Michelangelo Antonioni was ninety two and seriously disabled by a stroke when he made this almost incomprehensible short comprising long stretches of nudity, usually on beaches or in the country, possibly intended to represent an erotic attraction to nature.
If you are a Wong Kar Wai fan watch the first film and turn off, if you are not avoid.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Three almost entirely unconnected short films from some great directors, the only link between them being a theme of sensuality.
None of the films is a masterpiece but a couple of them make this worth watching. Wong Kar Wai's film is the first and certainly the best of them and if you liked 'In the Mood for Love' or '2046' then you should enjoy this too. It's not as good as those great movies but it's unmistakably Wong Kar Wai's work. Downbeat, moody, dark and beautifully directed.
I enjoyed the second film, by Steven Soderbergh. It's good fun and much more light-hearted than the others. Admittedly it's just a thin storyline about an ad-man suffering from a creative block and a recurring dream but it's well made and raises a few smiles especially from Alan Arkin who really hams up his role.
Unfortunately Michelangelo Antonioni's film, the last of the 3, is a bit of a shambles and is an almost entirely incomprehensible story of a couple in the throes of a crumbling relationship. It seems to be trying very hard to make an important comment on the human condition but if it is then what it's saying is completely beyond me. It's a shame to end the collection so badly, especially from a legend like Antonioni, and someone should've had the courage to tell him it isn't worthy of his name. If this is, unfortunately, your introduction to Antonioni, he is so much better than this!
None of the films is a masterpiece but a couple of them make this worth watching. Wong Kar Wai's film is the first and certainly the best of them and if you liked 'In the Mood for Love' or '2046' then you should enjoy this too. It's not as good as those great movies but it's unmistakably Wong Kar Wai's work. Downbeat, moody, dark and beautifully directed.
I enjoyed the second film, by Steven Soderbergh. It's good fun and much more light-hearted than the others. Admittedly it's just a thin storyline about an ad-man suffering from a creative block and a recurring dream but it's well made and raises a few smiles especially from Alan Arkin who really hams up his role.
Unfortunately Michelangelo Antonioni's film, the last of the 3, is a bit of a shambles and is an almost entirely incomprehensible story of a couple in the throes of a crumbling relationship. It seems to be trying very hard to make an important comment on the human condition but if it is then what it's saying is completely beyond me. It's a shame to end the collection so badly, especially from a legend like Antonioni, and someone should've had the courage to tell him it isn't worthy of his name. If this is, unfortunately, your introduction to Antonioni, he is so much better than this!
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