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(More customer reviews)"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.
3.5/5 or 7/10
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Belgium released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: Chinese (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Chinese (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Subtitles), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SYNOPSIS: A trilogy - or perhaps a ménage à trois - of short films by internationally prominent directors tackling the elusive subject of desire. The results are tantalizing but for the most part less than fully satisfying (it is usually that way with anthology pictures). Wong Kar-Wai's entry, "The Hand," is the first, longest and best; its elegantly delimited tale of a courtesan and a tailor in early-1960's Hong Kong fits neatly alongside the director's recent features, "In the Mood for Love" and "2046," and suggests that the short form may suit him better. Steven Soderbergh's offering, "Equilibrium," is clever, chilly and cutely hermetic, though Alan Arkin and Robert Downey Jr. are fun to watch, and the director's ardor for the medium is always admirable. That leaves Michelangelo Antonioni, the inspriation for the project (the lovely theme song, sung by Caetano Veloso, is named for him). "The Dangerous Thread of Things" looks almost like a parody of his great early work, but it shows that, in his 90's and in frail health, he still has an exquisite eye for landscape and for beautiful actresses with no clothes on. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,
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