Eros

Eros (2005)

  • 35% of critics liked it
    (66 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (5,844 ratings)

Three of the world's most gifted filmmakers offer their own unique perspectives on love and lust in this omnibus film. The initial episode, "The Hand," was directed by Wong Kar-Wai, and tells the story of Zhang (Chang Chen), a young, virginal dressmaker's assistant who finds it difficult to control… More

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Kar Wai Wong, Michelangelo Antonioni
Written By
Tonino Guerra, Kar-Wai Wong, Steven Soderbergh
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International
In Theaters
Dec 31, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Feb 7, 2006
Warner Independent Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    I guess one out of three ain't bad.

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    It is fairly melancholy news that the works of two of Antonioni's admirers outshine the master's segment.

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    Eros comes nowhere near meeting the challenge of its title when compared to the increasingly lewd standards of our current cinema.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    There's one good movie in here, sure. But unfortunately, it's over after the first 43 minutes.

  • Rex Reed, New York Observer

    A triptych only a film festival could love.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Conner R


    Both Steven Soderbergh's and Michaelangelo Antonioni's segments are very interesting and for the most part flawless, but I really wasn't taken with Kar Wai Wong's. The first segment is just so repetative and drawn out for no reason, especially when the love story… More

  • Arash X


    The Hand & The Equilibrium were good, But I didn't like Antonioni's The Dangerous Thread Of Things

  • Michael S


    The only thing that brings the film down is Antonioni's very weak segment.

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]"Eros" is a collection of three short languid films by three noted directors:[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]1. Wong Kar Wai's "The Hand" is about the relationship between a tailor(Chang Chen) and a… More

  • meril l


    Loved the first two, hated Antonioni's.

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