Post by kijii on May 19, 2020 5:23:53 GMT
3 Women (1977) / Robert Altman
This movie is bizarre and haunting. I really didn't know what to make of it other than that its title implies a relationship (or sameness) among these three women: played by Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule. After viewing the movie, I did read some of the user reviews on the IMDb, but only after I had formed my own opinion about what it might be about. The movie is heavy on symbolic imagery and atmosphere (with a musical background that only enhances the fact that it is about something going on that is bizarre).
The thing I noticed is that none of the three women seemed to know (or care) much about their past..or future. What that "set up" my mind was that these three women were easily manipulated by the present,inventing it as they go along without benefit of a past or a future. Without a past or future, how easy could be for them to manipulate each other about who they really are.... Putting it another way, these women seemed to be all id without much ego or superego.
Dr. Maas : No. I do not think this was a simple mistake. The chances of her making up a Social Security number exactly the same as yours are very slim.
Ms. Bunweil : She maliciously gave me your number when she filled out her W-4.
Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall) : How could she have? I didn't even know her then.
Ms. Bunweil : Don't get smart with me, Lammoreaux. You can't fool me. She told me she couldn't remember her number and was gonna write home for it, and, like a fool, I believed her.
Millie Lammoreaux : So maybe she forgot to do it and just gave you mine instead. She didn't mean anything bad by it. I don't know what makes it such a big deal. She's just a little kid.
Dr. Maas : I'll tell you what makes it such a big deal. I do not want any discrepancies in these records. I do not want government people coming in here going through these books. I think Rose did this on purpose.
Ms. Bunweil : I didn't trust her from the very minute I first laid eyes on her.
Millie Lammoreaux : She never did anything wrong on purpose. She's just scared of you, that's all. Then she almost died, and nobody even cared around here. You're the bad ones, not Pinky. All you care about's your time clock, your money and your dumb books. Well, you don't have to worry about any Social Security numbers anymore, because I quit. It's a horrible job. And we don't need it. Neither of us.
Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek) : I wonder what it's like to be twins.
Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall) : Huh?
Pinky Rose : Twins. Bet it'd be weird. Do you think they know which ones they are?
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This movie is bizarre and haunting. I really didn't know what to make of it other than that its title implies a relationship (or sameness) among these three women: played by Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule. After viewing the movie, I did read some of the user reviews on the IMDb, but only after I had formed my own opinion about what it might be about. The movie is heavy on symbolic imagery and atmosphere (with a musical background that only enhances the fact that it is about something going on that is bizarre).
The thing I noticed is that none of the three women seemed to know (or care) much about their past..or future. What that "set up" my mind was that these three women were easily manipulated by the present,inventing it as they go along without benefit of a past or a future. Without a past or future, how easy could be for them to manipulate each other about who they really are.... Putting it another way, these women seemed to be all id without much ego or superego.
Dr. Maas : No. I do not think this was a simple mistake. The chances of her making up a Social Security number exactly the same as yours are very slim.
Ms. Bunweil : She maliciously gave me your number when she filled out her W-4.
Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall) : How could she have? I didn't even know her then.
Ms. Bunweil : Don't get smart with me, Lammoreaux. You can't fool me. She told me she couldn't remember her number and was gonna write home for it, and, like a fool, I believed her.
Millie Lammoreaux : So maybe she forgot to do it and just gave you mine instead. She didn't mean anything bad by it. I don't know what makes it such a big deal. She's just a little kid.
Dr. Maas : I'll tell you what makes it such a big deal. I do not want any discrepancies in these records. I do not want government people coming in here going through these books. I think Rose did this on purpose.
Ms. Bunweil : I didn't trust her from the very minute I first laid eyes on her.
Millie Lammoreaux : She never did anything wrong on purpose. She's just scared of you, that's all. Then she almost died, and nobody even cared around here. You're the bad ones, not Pinky. All you care about's your time clock, your money and your dumb books. Well, you don't have to worry about any Social Security numbers anymore, because I quit. It's a horrible job. And we don't need it. Neither of us.
Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek) : I wonder what it's like to be twins.
Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall) : Huh?
Pinky Rose : Twins. Bet it'd be weird. Do you think they know which ones they are?