Tri istorii (1997) User Reviews

Definitely worth to see

[albrg · 10/10 · 14 May 2005]

Kira Muratova is one of my favorite directors. She combines in her movies such an unusual and interesting blend of feminine subtlety and masculine hardness and power. This movie is a perfect evidence of it. The movie consists of three unrelated stories, which, as I see it, reflect the director's view on dark sides of various demographic parts of contemporary society. The first story is by far the best on my opinion. Though this part of the movie can be easily regarded as misandric, I especially love it for absolutely excellent and sparkling playing of actors.

Definitely recommend all to see this movie.

Brilliant! (SPOILERS)

[crazydiamond_az · 10/10 · 4 May 2003]

I love Kira Muratova. This movie's said to be cruel and empty, but it's a masterpiece. What is "Three Stories"? The three stories. Murder stories. It's about how we become aliens to each other, how we don't care, don't see and don't hear each other. Alienation - the main theme of the movie. And it grows more in scale from story to story. First - friends, neighbors, just ordinary people. Second - mother and daughter. Third - generations conflict. And in the third story (Muratova is a co-writer) alienation achieves the extreme degree - old, handicapped, intelligent man and little, healthy, ordinary girl. The key to the whole movie is a scene between two old women - mother and daughter - in the second story. The only people in the film who REALLY WANT to hear, DO care, but they just CANNOT reach one another. Muratova's directing, Tabakov and Makovetzkiy's acting and cinematography (forgot the guy's name) - surely the best of recent Russian movies.

My rating is 100 of 10!

PS. Watch undubbed!

Tales of Kira Muratova

[Zhorzhik-Morzhik · 9/10 · 8 March 2020]

"Three Stories" is a crime film by the genius Kira Muratova. A criminal parable with Chekhov's dialogs and Shakespeare's passions. Three stories of relations between men and women with a tragic but logical ending. Renata Litvinova finally confirmed her status as a truly Muratova actress. As always, Oleg Tabakov's game is brilliant.