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Pinky
(Sissy Spacek), an immature and timid girl, has recently left Texas for
some unknown reason and acquired a job as a geriatric healthcare aid in
the Palm Springs area. She is guided into her new job by the
talkative Millie (Shelley Duvall). Millie's chattiness is often
disregarded by her coworkers, neighbors, and all others as she desperately
attempts to make connections with men. However, Pinky perceives
Millie as the perfect woman as she is the only person that pays any
attention to her, which leads to the two of them becoming roommates.
This is the beginning for what could be called a surrealistic experience
as the connection between two women with their similarities and
differences develops. Their connection leads into a whirlpool of
emotional turmoil where the third enigmatic woman, Willie (Janice Rule),
enters. Wille is an artist that creates murals of amphibian women in
struggles.
3 Women is dreamlike vision of what Altman once dreamed and later envisioned on the silver screen for the public to see. When Altman's vision has been seen it is difficult to make into a clear picture as painfully uneasiness is instilled into the cerebral cortex while ambiguous notions are drifting in multiple directions. This leaves interpretation completely to the audience as some hints of what Altman might want to say could offer some direction, yet lead astray the most cunning of cerebral minds. Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall perform with brilliance as they bring this delusional imagination to life. In the end, Altman leaves a brilliant cinematic experience for an audience to ponder for ages as there is no absolute analysis of 3 Women. |
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