Eros

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Eros

R,

2005,

1h 49m,

Drama/

Romance

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33%

66 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

5,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

33%

Tomatometer

66 Reviews

45%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

This anthology film features three different tales of passion. In "The Hand," young tailor Zhang (Chen Chang) is attracted to high-priced prostitute Miss Hua (Gong Li). Next is "Equilibrium," in which stressed businessman Nick (Robert Downey Jr.) explains his problems to unhelpful therapist Dr. Pearl (Alan Arkin). Finally, "The Dangerous Thread of Things" examines the relationship problems of Christopher (Christopher Buchholz) and Chloe (Regina Nemni), a couple on vacation in Tuscany.

Critics Consensus

Though Wong's short lives up to the promise of the title, Antonioni's is a serious disappointment.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

May 15, 2015

How are the mighty scattered, fallen and lost.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Jul 31, 2007

I guess one out of three ain't bad.

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Tom Dawson

BBC.com

Oct 10, 2006

3/5

Anthologies by their inherent nature tend to be highly uneven. And Eros proves no exception, with the individual sections ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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Rob Nelson

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Aug 21, 2009

The rain still drips like tears in Wong's faintly lit alleyways, the paint in his narrow corridors continues to peel, the floral-print curtains in his '60s drawing rooms still billow in the breeze--but the colors have faded...

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Robert Davis

Paste Magazine

Jun 5, 2008

2/5

The chatter in the lobby, I predict, will be from people wondering how and when [Antonioni] flipped his lid... The film is a failure, no matter how grandiose its title or the names above it.

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

Jun 21, 2007

C-

Three directors combine short films to form a triptych about love. The problem? The connections are tenuous at best. These are really three films marketed as sharing a theme.

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Michelangelo Antonioni

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Steven Soderbergh

Director

Kar-Wai Wong

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Gong Li

Hua Yibao (segment "The Hand")

Chang Chen

Zhang (segment "The Hand")

Tien Feng

Master Jin (segment The Hand)

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Synopsis

This anthology film features three different tales of passion. In "The Hand," young tailor Zhang (Chen Chang) is attracted to high-priced prostitute Miss Hua (Gong Li). Next is "Equilibrium," in which stressed businessman Nick (Robert Downey Jr.) explains his problems to unhelpful therapist Dr. Pearl (Alan Arkin). Finally, "The Dangerous Thread of Things" examines the relationship problems of Christopher (Christopher Buchholz) and Chloe (Regina Nemni), a couple on vacation in Tuscany.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Kar-Wai Wong
Producer: Jacques Bar, Raphael Berdugo, Gregory Jacobs, Domenico Procacci
Distributor: Warner Independent
Production Co: Delux Productions, Roissy Films, Solaris, Cité Films, Jet Tone Productions, Fandango, Block 2 Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Language|Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $188.2K
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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