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Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family (2004)

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Average Rating: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 0

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Sam Cagnina and Steven Margolin first met when they were classmates in college; the two were studying similar fields (Sam was interested in massage therapy while Steven wanted to become a chiropractor), and as their fascination with one another grew, they discovered they were both bisexual. Sam and Steve developed a committed relationship that grew over several years, and in time the two decided they wanted to add a woman to their romantic partnership. After a number of failed attempts to add a

Apr 4, 2006

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An often tender and revealing documentary.

December 2, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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[A] meaningful exploration of the possibilities and the limits within any relationship.

November 23, 2005 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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The admirably tasteful result is a social study far more suited for the likes of Oprah Winfrey than Jerry Springer.

November 3, 2005 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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That rare documentary whose first half could have been written by Rosie O'Donnell, the second half by Pat Robertson.

October 19, 2005 Comment
New York Post
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The documentary fascinates not only because of its subject matter but because the three people -- whose backgrounds are individually developed -- are so likable, and because Kaplan began filming their relationship in the midst of its best times.

October 19, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Daily News | Comment
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Susan Kaplan's (Small Wonders) first feature as director is tightly told, with a production sheen that's above-average for fly-on-the-wall documentary.

October 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Documentary as mesmerizing reality show and juicy soap opera combined with enough relevance, skillful storytelling, polish and compelling subjects to make it big-screen-worthy.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Fascination turns into overkill well before that time is exhausted, as we are along with it.

February 10, 2006 Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | Comment
Cinema Signals

Ends up uncovering some poignant truths about the nature of love, the pressures of commitment and the limits to the compromises we are willing to make for the people we care about.

January 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Miami Herald | Comment
Miami Herald

Watching this domestic drama unfold is fascinating, funny and often wrenching.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: E! Online | Comment
E! Online

The three participants are so banal, their childlike motives so transparently egotistical -- it's not inconceivable that they got together because their first names all begin with s -- you want to shake them.

November 17, 2005 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

Ultimately a tedious and exasperating look at a domestic experiment gone wrong.

November 4, 2005 Comment
Reel.com

The missed opportunities are impossible to ignore.

October 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

...an incredibly comprehensive documentary...

October 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

What is left unsaid becomes the most revealing.

October 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | Comment
Film-Forward.com

A menage-a-trois that could shock the majority of red state denizens; intermittently tittilating.

October 10, 2005 Full Review | Comment
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"The Dying Gaul" takes place in 1995. Struggling writer Robert Sandrich(Peter Sarsgaard) has written a script called "The Dying Gaul" which was inspired by his lover Malcolm who had died that year of AIDS. The studio is willing to buy the script for a million dollars but there is a problem. As the studio executive,

November 13, 2005
Harlequin68
Walter M.

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7.5/10 Fascinating documentary and study of an unusual relationship, at times the characters are irritating, but you have to admire them for trying something different. You develop a caring relationship for the trio. It most definitely had me interested in the outcome.

March 9, 2006
jazza923
James Higgins

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