# 3 Women (1977)

> In a sun-blasted California spa community, three isolated women form an uncanny family by mirroring and exchanging one another’s identities.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26730

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Robert Altman
- Cast: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier, Ruth Nelson, John Cromwell, Sierra Pecheur, Craig Richard Nelson
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075612/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, surreal, witty, late night cinephile viewing, art house film night

## Synopsis

Three women navigate their identities in a surreal desert landscape, forging unexpected bonds.

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