EROS

EROS is an anthology of three medium length films on the subject of eroticism and love, from a trio of the world’s most extraordinary directors, Wong Kar Wai, Steven Soderbergh, and Michelangelo Antonioni. Each take his own unique approach to the theme: Wong with a richly textured and achingly emotional ribald tale; Soder- bergh with a wry and perverse comedy; and Antonioni with his philosophical meditation on the chasm between men and women. Wong Kar Wai’s THE HAND is the story of a young tailor’s (Chang Chen) long-time unrequited love for a beautiful Hong Kong courtesan (Gong Li). Over many years, he lovingly crafts the clothes that she wears for other men. Over time, the seemingly unattainable fantasy woman loses everything, just as the tailor prospers in his career. Then the unexpected happens... Steven Soderbergh’s EQUILIBRIUM is about a stressed-out 1950’s advertising man (Robert Downey, Jr.) who has been suffering from a series of recurring erotic dreams. During his ses- sion with psychiatrist Dr. Pearl (Alan Arkin), he describes his dream of a woman who is familiar to him - but he can’t recall who she is when he wakes up. Through the course of a very off- beat session of therapy, we discover why that is. Michelangelo Antonioni’s THE DANGEROUS THREAD OF THINGS follows a fortyish married couple (Christopher Buchholz and Regina Nemni) that no longer have anything to say to one another. At an impasse, the man has a passionate one night stand with a free-spirited young girl (Luisa Ranieri), but this experience also fails to satisfy him. Later on, the wife and the girl meet... EROS is a rare movie event - where three of the world’s most celebrated film artists contem- plate the never-ending riddles of eroticism and love.