Three Lives and Only One Death

Original title: Trois vies et une seule mort

1996
2h 3m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.6K

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Marcello Mastroianni in Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)

Comedy Crime Fantasy Mystery

Take a walk into the dreamlike world of filmmaker Raul Ruiz as he takes us to Paris for a twisting ride. Four strangely symmetrical stories unfold involving love, lust, crime, and time.Take a walk into the dreamlike world of filmmaker Raul Ruiz as he takes us to Paris for a twisting ride. Four strangely symmetrical stories unfold involving love, lust, crime, and time.Take a walk into the dreamlike world of filmmaker Raul Ruiz as he takes us to Paris for a twisting ride. Four strangely symmetrical stories unfold involving love, lust, crime, and time.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Trivia
Last filmed starring Marcello Mastroianni that was released before his death in 1996.

Quotes
María: Years. Since my husband died. I mean, since I heard he died. It's a long story.
Martin: You've been very unlucky.
María: That's life.
Martin: No it isn't. Life is full of surprises and pleasures, it's beautiful. I enjoy life. We have no choice anyway.

Connections
Featured in Raoul Ruiz, Drama Against Ignorance! (2016)

Soundtracks
An die Musik, D.547
Words by Franz von Schober
Music by Franz Schubert

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Review

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Prescient allegory about euro currency

Having just read about Raoul Ruiz's passing I was motivated to look up reviews of my favorite film of his. I am writing this because I was surprised to see that none of the reviewers seemed to get that the film was an allegory for the coming of the Euro currency. The "craziness" of the film is actually a commentary on the craziness of the Euro. For instance viewers will notice that the characters lose their personalities on the Rue Maastricht. The Maastricht Treaty laid the groundwork for the Euro in 1992 that wentinto effect January 1, 1999. Much of what is happening today with Europe and the Euro was symbolically foreshadowed in the film.

If you watched the film and didn't understand its underlying premise I suggest watching again. I am sure you'll experience an "ah ha" moment and will discover this crazy film of Mr. Ruiz's makes brilliant sense.