Três Marias, As, (The Three Marias)

Três Marias, As, (The Three Marias) (2002)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (20 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (81 ratings)

Brazilian filmmaker Aluizio Abranches, who garnered international attention with his debut feature Um Copo de Colera, directed this audacious and idiosyncratic crime thriller. When she was a young woman, Filomena Capadocio (Marieta Severo) had pledged to marry Firmino Santos Guerra (Carlos Vereza),… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Aluisio Abranches
Written By
Wilson Freire, Heitor Dhalia
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Aug 2, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Apr 26, 2005
Empire Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    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.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    Abranches intends for a religious parable by way of Greek tragedy, but the film drowns in a morass of portentous signs and poetic symbols.

  • Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger

    At times, the filmmaker seems unsure of his mission. He should have had Filomena for his producer.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    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.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    The 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.

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    [font=Century Gothic]In the Brazilian film, "The Three Marias", the husband and two sons of Filomena(Marieta Severo) have just been brutally murdered. She gathers her three grown daughters, Maria Francisca(Julia Lemmertz), Maria Rosa(Maria Luisa Mendonca) and Maria… More

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