Eros

Eros is a 2004 Italian drama film consisting of three short segments directed by Wong Kar-wai (The Hand), Steven Soderbergh (Equilibrium), and Michelangelo Antonioni (The Dangerous Thread of Things). Each of the three segments addresses the themes of love and sex. The Hand Equilibrium The Dangerous Thread of Things When released in Hong Kong and North America, Wong Kar-wai's The Hand was shown first. When shown elsewhere, Michelangelo Antonioni's The Dangerous Thread of Things was shown first. The film was censored for sexual content in the People's Republic of China. In North America, critical response for Eros was very mixed. American critics were almost unanimous in their praise of Wong Kar-wai's segment, and almost unanimous in their disapproval of the Michelangelo Antonioni piece. Steven Soderbergh's contribution drew mixed notices. Roger Ebert gave Wong's segment four stars (out of a possible four), Soderbergh's three stars, and Antonioni's a mere one star. On the syndicated...