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Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family (2005)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:14

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Trinogomous? Mariage-a-trois? Monogamy, but with more than one person? How does one talk about the unusual relationship between Sam, Samantha and Steven? After all, this is one of those stories you... Trinogomous? Mariage-a-trois? Monogamy, but with more than one person? How does one talk about the unusual relationship between Sam, Samantha and Steven? After all, this is one of those stories you WILL want to talk about. In his early twenties, Sam Cagnina, the oldest son of a mafia hit man, meets Steven, a handsome 19-year old college student and they fall in love. Soon Sam, charisma and energy to spare, gets an idea. "Hey, wouldn't it be great to bring a woman into the relationship!?" Steven, being an easygoing guy, agrees. They spend the next seven years dating and looking for a woman they could both fall in love with who would agree to live in a "trio" relationship. They know they have found that special someone else when they meet Samantha, a Toronto ex-pat struggling as an actress in New York City. Sam meets Samantha, and they fall in love. Samantha meets Steven and they fall in love too. The "trio," as they are affectionately called, begin their journey. We catch up with Sam, Samantha and Steven nine years later. They are going to have a baby; a baby about whom one thing seems certain: he/she will have an "S" name. Three of Hearts explores this unique union as they negotiate their living arrangements, have children and open one of the hottest wellness centers in New York. Of course you want to know about their families and their friends and, we'd guess, about the sex. Jam-packed with incident it is often hilarious but once accustomed to its more sensational elements, we begin to see this film for what it is, a rather remarkable journey of self-discovery for this threesome and for those of us with whom they've shared their lives. Now, what constitution is ready for this one!? --© ThinkFilm [More]

Producer: Susan Kaplan, David Friedson
Studio: ThinkFilm

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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.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

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

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/10/06
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
01/13/06
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

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

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
12/06/05
E! Online

An often tender and revealing documentary.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
12/02/05
John McMurtrie
John McMurtrie
San Francisco Chronicle
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[A] meaningful exploration of the possibilities and the limits within any relationship.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/23/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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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.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
11/17/05
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

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

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
11/04/05
Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Reel.com

The admirably tasteful result is a social study far more suited for the likes of Oprah Winfrey than Jerry Springer.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/03/05
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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10/29/05
AV Club

The missed opportunities are impossible to ignore.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/21/05
Jordan Reed
Jordan Reed
Boxoffice Magazine

...an incredibly comprehensive documentary...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/21/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

That rare documentary whose first half could have been written by Rosie O'Donnell, the second half by Pat Robertson.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
10/19/05
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
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.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/19/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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What is left unsaid becomes the most revealing.

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10/19/05
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

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.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/18/05
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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A significant development turns Susan Kaplan's documentary into a thought-provoking story.

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10/18/05
Anita Gates
Anita Gates
New York Times
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Beyond the buzz of iconoclasm, our explorers find a regular troubled marriage, only with three sides to every problem.

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10/18/05
Laura Sinagra
Laura Sinagra
Village Voice
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A menage-a-trois that could shock the majority of red state denizens; intermittently tittilating.

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10/10/05
Harvey S. Karten
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