- Studio: Screen Media Films
- Release Date: Mar 11, 2011
- Summary: The story of three people from the same suburban town during the course of one curious autumn day.
- Director: Eric Mendelsohn
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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Mar 7, 201190Helmer-writer Eric Mendelsohn returns with his first feature in a decade and the proposition that art film still has a place in the world -- which is an exhilarating idea, especially as represented by 3 Backyards, an exquisite example of calculated execution in pursuit of elusive ideas.
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80Mr. Mendelsohn's ability to evoke a child's-eye view of a suburban environment is the most seductive element in a movie whose primary attraction is an atmosphere so heady that you can almost taste it.
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80It's worth remembering that eleven years passed between "Judy Berlin" and 3 Backyards, both of which earned Mendelsohn best director prizes at Sundance.
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Mar 8, 201160Only Falco gets beyond being merely a symbol for suburban angst.
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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