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Three Marias (2003)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:8
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.4/10
Theatrical Release:May 30, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Do not allow the sorrow of grieving to interfere with the power of hatred and revenge. This message, delivered by a family matriarch (Marieta Severo), is clearly understood by the three sisters who... [More]
Starring: Marieta Severo, Julia Lemmertz, Maria Luisa Mendonca, Luiza Mariani
Director: Aluisio Abranches
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Reviews for Three Marias
Top CriticThe good news is that for a change the females, however malevolent, get to use their brains rather than their bodies as problem solving implements.
05/15/07
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04/09/04
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02/03/04
A luridly baroque tale of violent revenge, this Brazilian-Italian entry relies heavily on atmospheric visuals to compensate for its lack of depth in both plotting and characterizations.
06/05/03
Top CriticAbranches intends for a religious parable by way of Greek tragedy, but the film drowns in a morass of portentous signs and poetic symbols.
06/04/03
Top CriticAt times, the filmmaker seems unsure of his mission. He should have had Filomena for his producer.
06/03/03
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06/01/03
A solid 'B' movie with no meaningful dialogue, a creaky plotline and wildly evocative characters, but its crude charm is unmistakable.
05/31/03
Marias is all about build-up, with very little payoff.
05/30/03
Abranches isn't able to turn the wackiness into anything I would be able to recommend to anyone who isn't whacked out of their gourd on mind-altering substances.
05/30/03
Its emotional climate is too extreme to invite identification, and its characters are too single-minded in their revenge to evoke pity, terror or even much interest.
05/29/03
Top CriticThe intent was apparently a Sergio Leone-ish black comedy, but the leaden pacing, somnambulant performances and incessant symbolism in nearly every shot will soon have you thinking that The Three Marias is three too many.
05/29/03
Top CriticThe film has all the pregnant pauses, exaggerated reaction shots and melodramatic scoring of an overripe telenovela, but, unlike a good soap opera, the sisters' separate story lines are clumsily balanced.
05/29/03
This strikingly unusual movie is at once an old-fashioned melodrama, a boldly stylized spectacle, and a very grim fairy tale, acted and directed with originality and flair.
05/29/03
Those who long for the termite glory of 1950s B westerns might find something to like about this tightly wound, borderline absurd oddity.
05/29/03
Top CriticEm algumas ocasiões, um filme não precisa ter um roteiro complexo para permitir que seus espectadores possam discuti-lo a fundo. Basta, apenas, contar com um diretor talentoso.
05/29/03
[Abranches is] so focused on creating a strikingly mannerist visual style that he forgets to flesh out his plot and characters.
05/27/03
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