Eros
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michelangelo Antonioni
Robert Downey Jr.
Alan Arkin
Ele Keats
Regina Nemni
Luisa Ranieri
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An anthology of three medium length films on the subject of eroticism and desire. "The Hand" looks at a young tailor's long-time unrequited love for a beautiful Hong Kong courtesan. Over many years, he lovingly crafts the clothes that she wears for other men. Over time, the seemingly unattainable fantasy woman loses everything, just as the tailor prospers in his career. Then the unexpected happens. "Equilibrium" is about a stressed-out 1950's New York advertising man who has been suffering from a series of recurring erotic dreams. During his session with psychiatrist Dr. Pearl, he describes his dream of a woman who is familiar to him--but he can't recall who she is when he wakes up. Through the course of a very offbeat session of therapy, we discover why that is. "The Dangerous Thread of Things" follows a fortyish married couple that no longer have anything to say to one another. At an impasse, the man has a passionate one night stand with a free-spirited young girl, but this experience also fails to satisfy him. Later on, the wife and the girl meet.
Directors
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Michelangelo Antonioni
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Wong Kar Wai
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Steven Soderbergh
Pedro Almodóvar
Cast
Robert Downey Jr.
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Alan Arkin
Ele Keats
Regina Nemni
Luisa Ranieri
Gong Li
Chang Chen
Christopher Buchholz
Tien Feng
Auntie Luk
Zhou Jiajun
Sheung Wing Tong
Ting Siu Man
Wong Kim Tak
Yim Lai Fu
Shih Cheng You
Siu Wing Kong
Lee Fai
Un Chi Keong
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Enrica Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Guy Aziza
Jacques Bar
Raphael Berdugo
Wong Bo Chuen
Marcantonio Borghese
Milena Canonero
William Chang Suk-ping
William Chang Suk-ping
William Chang Suk-ping
Claudio Di Mauro
Christopher Doyle
Tonino Guerra
Julie Hewett
Gregory Jacobs
Gregory Jacobs
Wong Kar Wai
Wong Kar Wai
Paul Ledford
Valeria Licurgo
Philip Messina
Vinicio Milani
Kwan Lee Na
Bower Ng Yuk Ho
Jacky Pang
Marco Pontecorvo
Domenico Procacci
Peer Raben
Danielle Rosencranz
Waldo Sanchez
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Stephane Tchal Gadjieff
Debra Zane
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States April 8, 2005
Released in United States on Video February 7, 2006
Released in United States September 2004
Released in United States Spring April 8, 2005
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 2004.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (out of competition) September 1-11, 2004.
Pedro Almodovar dropped out as a director of one of the segments and instead contributed by creating a visual framework for the entire film.
Film ensemble comprised of three short films.
Released in United States on Video February 7, 2006
Limited Release in United States April 8, 2005
Released in United States Spring April 8, 2005
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 9-18, 2004.)
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (out of competition) September 1-11, 2004.)