
Three Lives and Only One Death
Directed by Raúl Ruiz
Produced by Gemini Films, La Sept Cinéma
A surreal, playfully enigmatic tapestry of four interconnected Parisian tales that blend the mundane with the fantastical, prioritizing narrative puzzle-making and visual whimsy over emotional clarity.
Four intertwining stories of bizarre occurrences in Paris featuring a man who was stolen away by fairies, a professor who becomes a tramp, the lovers who inherit a chateau – and the last tale that connects all that has gone before.
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Is Three Lives and Only One Death violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Three Lives and Only One Death end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Three Lives and Only One Death scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Three Lives and Only One Death sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Three Lives and Only One Death easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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