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Three Lives and Only One Death

Play trailer Poster for Three Lives and Only One Death 1996,  2h 4m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 70% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
70% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
The same characters experience different realities across four separate stories in this experimental exploration of truth and identity. In one, Parisian salesman Mateo Strano (Marcello Mastroianni) abandons his wife, Maria (Marisa Paredes), then reemerges two decades later. In another, a professor becomes a panhandler. Next, a butler serves a young couple that has inherited a large house. And finally, a business mogul is confronted by a family he thought he had made up.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
Three Lives stars Marcello Mastroianni in one of the last and most enchanting of his screen appearances. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood Audiences Everywhere Dec 27, 2018
A
Three Lives and Only One Death may be a puzzle. But don't look too hard at the image at its center. You'll miss all the beautiful pieces. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 26, 2006
B+
There's enough stuff crammed into the four stories to write a Ph.D thesis. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 1, 2005
4/5
Michael Drakulich Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL) Nov 13, 2003
2/5
TV Guide Jul 30, 2003
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Raúl Ruiz

Director

Marcello Mastroianni

Mateo Strano

Anna Galiena

Maria Gabri-Colosso

Marisa Paredes

María

Melvil Poupaud

Martin

Chiara Mastroianni

Cécile

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Three Lives and Only One Death

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Movie Info

Synopsis The same characters experience different realities across four separate stories in this experimental exploration of truth and identity. In one, Parisian salesman Mateo Strano (Marcello Mastroianni) abandons his wife, Maria (Marisa Paredes), then reemerges two decades later. In another, a professor becomes a panhandler. Next, a butler serves a young couple that has inherited a large house. And finally, a business mogul is confronted by a family he thought he had made up.
Director
Raúl Ruiz
Producer
Paulo Branco
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.4K
Runtime
2h 4m
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