Review of 3 Women (1977) by Rex B — 05 Jun 2007
Obviously influenced by Bergman's "Persona" this Robert Altman film is a strange and disturbing look at what makes up identity, and the nature of extreme loneliness. Sissy Spacek plays Pink, a young woman who has just moved to the small desert town, and gets a job taking care of old people.
She is trained on the job by Millie (Shelly Duvall) who is obsessed with dating, magazines, and recipes which are filed by how long they take to cook. Pink's name is also Mildred, and soon she begins to idolize Millie, for reasons unknown.
At a critical point midway through the film the two seem to switch identities, as confusing for Millie as it is for us. From there, the film only grows more bizarre, and to reveal any more about the plot would be criminal.
This film would be interesting to watch back to back with Lynch's "Mulholland Drive".
This review of 3 Women (1977) was written by Rex B on 05 Jun 2007.
3 Women has generally received very positive reviews.
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