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Me You Them
Sony Pictures Classics


7.0

based on 21 reviews
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sexuality and thematic content

Starring Regina Case, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia, Luís Carlos Vasconcelos, and Nilda Spencer

Based on the true story of a woman who lived with her three husbands under the same roof in Ceara in northeastern Brazil. From this unusual situation, director Andrucha Waddington and screenwriter Elena Soarez created a fictitious plot that blends humor and passion and tells a story of an uncommon love quartet, led by Darlene, a strong intuitive woman full of the joy of living. (Sony Pictures Classics)

GENRE(S):	Foreign
WRITTEN BY:	Elena Soarez
DIRECTED BY:	Andrucha Waddington
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: September 25, 2001 Video: September 11, 2001 Theatrical: March 2, 2001
RUNNING TIME:	104 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	Brazil
LANGUAGE(S):	Portugese (with English subtitles)

Also known as "Eu, Tu, Eles"

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

Needs to be seen and savored.

The New York Times Dana Stevens

An unexpected delight, a film that weds the humor and magic of a folk tale with a very modern feel for the psychological dynamics between men and women and for the subtle politics of male rivalry in a macho culture. It has been made and acted with intelligence and evident love, which deserves to be requited.

Dallas Observer Bill Gallo

This lovely movie, simply and beautifully shot in Brazil's northeastern countryside by cinematographer Breno Silveira, is satisfying from start to finish.

Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman

The film probably won't draw in audiences who aren't already fans of the quirky, subtitled pastoral, but it's more than worth a look.

Chicago Tribune Loren King

Manages to find the magic through its documentary style, and manages to find the erotic in the commonplace. Not since the glory days of Italian neo-realism has lust among the peasants looked so good.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

Casé, with her sturdy, elemental body and shining eyes, is the reason phrases like ''inner beauty'' were invented, and she's also the reason this idealistic, naturalistic film by Rio de Janeiro born Andrucha Waddington has been such a success at festivals around the world.

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

Waddington's wonderfully textured film is an unforced work of naturalism.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

An adroit, beautifully acted, sophisticated film with some drier-than-dust humor about unsophisticated people and is impressive as such. It's too bad that it's not more engaging much earlier on.

LA Weekly Holly Willis

Skirting overt politics, Waddington opts instead for a subtle portrait of emotions, and a story that's told through glances, languorous pacing and breathtaking landscapes.

Film.com Peter Brunette

A quiet film, certainly, but it's filled with small touches that manage to get deeply under your skin by the time the final credits roll.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The most extraordinary thing about Me You Them is that no one behaves as though anything remotely out of the ordinary is going on.

Miami Herald Marta Barber

Thanks to a superb cast headed by the popular Brazilian actress Regina Casé, this unorthodox tale is ultimately believable.

Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan

Little gem of a movie.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Works because the story is sympathetic to the feelings of the characters, observes them as individuals, is not concerned with the sensational aspects of their household but in the gradual way practical matters work themselves out.

TV Guide Frank Lovece

Like the hardscrabble lives of this isolated wasteland, it's equal parts unforgiving white-heat aridity and golden late-afternoon glow.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

Develops its own unique charm.

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

Hardly a deep examination of gender relations or character, but in its unsentimental way it's a tender and charming story of friendship and tolerance.

Washington Post Desson Thomson

The story moves episodically, almost painstakingly.

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

Provocative but lame-brained polygamy comedy.

Washington Post Rita Kempley

The region's stark beauty and the filmmaker's eye for composition compensate somewhat for its predictability and obvious if misguided feminist agenda.

Village Voice Jessica Winter

Me You Them can't find a rhythm or a consistent tone.

The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dario B. gave it a9:
Waddington's movie's casting and script tell us a sweet, shrewd and convincing lesson on tolerance and on the human power to overcome material hardship, prejudice and stereotyping. Visually, Me, You, Them is superb; and, musically, another plain jewel by Gilberto Gil.

Ken S. gave it a 0:
Appallingly bad.

Ashleigh C. gave it an 8:
So beautifully told.

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Me You Them Sony Pictures Classics

Me You Them
Sony Pictures Classics