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- 2011
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- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2011
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
Summary The story of three people from the same suburban town during the course of one curious autumn day.
Directed By: Eric Mendelsohn
Written By: Eric Mendelsohn
- 2011
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2011
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
3 Backyards
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6.7
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Summary The story of three people from the same suburban town during the course of one curious autumn day.
Directed By: Eric Mendelsohn
Written By: Eric Mendelsohn
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
69
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Helmer-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.
It's worth remembering that eleven years passed between "Judy Berlin" and 3 Backyards, both of which earned Mendelsohn best director prizes at Sundance.
Mendelsohn's first film since 1999's "Judy Berlin" is devoted to finding descriptive correlatives to liminal emotional states through the cast's eloquent reaction shots and the camera's depiction of homely environments - with ornate, flowing visual vocabulary.
The movie has none of the smugness of "American Beauty": You could dream of living in a world like this.
Well-acted and acutely observed.
Smartly observed and precisely visualized, 3 Backyards is nonetheless a bore: We never care for any of the characters and their lives of "quiet desperation."
From the insistently discordant score to each overthought shot, this triad of stories feels self-conscious and deliberately arty rather than heartfelt.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.7
57% Positive
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Production Company
Caruso / Mendelsohn Productions
Release Date Mar 11, 2011
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
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Website
http://www.threebackyards.com/
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Nominations
