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Splendor [DVD]

Kathleen Robertson (Actor), Johnathon Schaech (Actor), Gregg Araki (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
IMDb6.0/10.0
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Format Closed-captioned, Color, AC-3, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen, Dolby, DVD
Contributor Eric Mabius, Julie Millett, Jill Cargerman, Kelly Macdonald, Gregg Araki, Audrey Ruttan, Kathleen Robertson, Amy Stevens, Dan Gatto, Linda Kim, Nathan Bexton, Adam Carolla, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar See more
Language English, Spanish
Runtime 1 hour and 33 minutes

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You might expect a ménage à trois movie called Splendor to be some sort of steamy, soft-lit sex romp, but it is, in fact, a witty, sassy romantic comedy. Writer-director Gregg Araki set out to make a '30s screwball comedy with a modern twist, and he's mostly succeeded. Splendor is brisk and funny, and if it seems a bit convenient that two guys could love (and sleep with) one woman without killing each other, it's all in the service something bigger--the story of a woman forced to choose between love and security. Kathleen Robertson has a certain impish charm (which unfortunately wears thin at times), Johnathon Schaech and Matt Keeslar are fun as the rivals who ultimately become best buds, but it's Eric Mabius who quietly steals every scene he's in as a TV movie director who's so thoughtful and kind, yet self-absorbed, that he might comfort his bride-to-be on their wedding day by sweetly telling her, "Honey, Amazon.com says I stole every scene I'm in, isn't that great?" --Geof Miller

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Gregg Araki
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Closed-captioned, Color, AC-3, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen, Dolby, DVD
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 33 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 1999
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar, Kelly Macdonald, Eric Mabius
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Portuguese
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 076784257X
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Gregg Araki, Jill Cargerman
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 51 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Outrageous, daring and corny yet it is more of an art film portraying threesome. If you like the movie Threesome, then it is more preferable movie for you. very interesting and enjoyable movie. the bottom line, it is informative. would it work? or is it just an art piece?
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Mistersomeone
5.0 out of 5 stars A Serious Film
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 1999
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This is a daring topic and I wish more theaters had shown the film. Can two men love a woman and share her in a way that makes it work? This movie attempts to answer that question without compulsively tacking on moralistic, "don't try this at home" endings where the relationship ends disastrously almost before it starts with jealousy-crazed, immature tantrum-throwing on the part of the protagonists. It also blows a few stereotypes in a delightful way: the two men in question seem like normal, heterosexual guys, if a bit immature; the woman is a nice, girl-next-door type who is just trying to find someone to love her and hits the jackpot, rather than a nymphomaniac. Somehow, it's the rest of the world that starts looking a bit strange after a while -- nobody else seems to get it.

The film isn't very explicit, which has its pluses and minuses -- other movies that have dealt with similar scenarios invariably do a thoroughly awkward, uncreative job of portraying a threesome, so it would have been nice to see an improvement on that -- but I think Araki wanted to focus on the romantic, emotional side of a threeway relationship rather than the sexual aspects, which this film does quite well. I would also have liked the film to be a bit longer to allow for more character development of the men (it's told from the woman's perspective so it's easier to develop her character than theirs); what was it about the men that made the woman think that it could work between the three of them? Those points aside, this is a serious film and I highly recommend it.
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Lionors
5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected laugh
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2011
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I like Matt Keeslar's and Johnathan Schaech's work, so I thought I'd give this a try. I was a little wary because I've never before found a Sundance movie I really enjoyed.

One of the liner notes compares this movie to the screwball comedies of the 30's and 40's, which I initially thought was a bit of a stretch given what I knew the subject matter to be. As it turns out, that was a pretty accurate assessment. It's much less graphic than what one might think, and it was a good, if very unusual, romantic comedy.

If you're in the mood for something light and funny, yet not up for a conventional romantic comedy, try this. You definitely won't be disappointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2015
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Better than I had remembered it very Entertaining and interesting out there
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warren
5.0 out of 5 stars fun and funny at times
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019
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all the actors played their roles as if they really loved what they were doing. played not for laughs, but straight out which made it funny. i gave five stars because i damn well liked it. enjoy
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Zoe
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018
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The movie was in great condition and I love this movie. I was also surprised I found a cheaper one because Araki’s movies are badically ancient and are going for near 100 dollars.
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TFS
5.0 out of 5 stars Splendor
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2012
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Outrageous, daring and corny yet it is more of an art film portraying threesome. If you like the movie Threesome, then it is more preferable movie for you. very interesting and enjoyable movie. the bottom line, it is informative. would it work? or is it just an art piece?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Splendor
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2012
Outrageous, daring and corny yet it is more of an art film portraying threesome. If you like the movie Threesome, then it is more preferable movie for you. very interesting and enjoyable movie. the bottom line, it is informative. would it work? or is it just an art piece?
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simone
1.0 out of 5 stars Wow, Now Here's an Important Movie!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2006
Because gosh, you know what America needs? Sexual freedom. I mean, we really only THOUGHT we were liberated, sleeping with anything and everything that takes our fancy--but we weren't. What we NEED to do is to combine the promiscuous experiences, so we can collect venereal diseases and birth children of confused parentage even faster! Splendor shows us just what we're missing as it invites us to liberate ourselves from primitive notions like jealousy and knowing who the hell your father is. Don't let people judge you, man, as long as you're having fun, cos isn't that what it's all about? Me, I'm about promiscuous polyamory! Way to go, Splendor, lead the way!
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lost_in_space82
2.0 out of 5 stars Watchable, to say the least
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2001
My friend and I rented this movie at the last minute, hoping for something different. Well, it isn't different. A chick in love with two guys... wow, how original. I didn't care at all about the characters or the lame story. It is watchable and somewhat amusing, but that's about it.
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