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3 Women
1977 124 min United States of America PG 16+
★7.7
Drama
Director: Robert Altman
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Description
Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates.
Budget:
$1.5M
Worldwide:
$5,568
Starring
Shelley Duvall
Actor
Sissy Spacek
Actor
Janice Rule
Actor
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 1977
— Silver Award – Best Actress
BAFTA 1978
— Best Actress
Cannes Film Festival 1977
— Palme d'Or
Key opinion
Robert Altman’s 3 Women is widely regarded as a hypnotic, dreamlike masterpiece that delves into the fluidity of identity and the female psyche. While most critics celebrate its atmospheric depth and symbolic richness, a small minority find its slow, ambiguous narrative and stylistic choices frustrating.
| Acting | Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall deliver powerhouse, transformative performances that define the film's exploration of identity and mimicry. | |
| Direction | Altman’s direction successfully crafts a surreal, fever-dream atmosphere that elevates a simple premise into an intense psychological study. | |
| Theme | The film functions as a compelling, myth-laden meditation on human loneliness and the craving for connection rather than a traditional narrative drama. | |
| Pacing | The dream-like, deliberate pacing demands active, repetitive engagement; some viewers find this hypnotic and rewarding, while others find it tedious or incoherent. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative's reliance on ambiguity and dream logic polarizes audiences, with some valuing the endless interpretive possibilities and others feeling the story lacks a cohesive, logical structure. |