3 Women

Shelley Duvall: 3 Memorable Roles

Director Robert Altman claimed that the idea for 3 Women came to him in a dream. Variety called the film “a one-of-a-kind redneck fusion of Tennessee Williams and Persona.”

Shelley Duvall won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for perhaps her best role: Millie, the vain chatterbox roommate to naive teenage coworker Pinky (Sissy Spacek), with whom she appears to exchange identities. Janice Rule also stars.

Tickets

  • $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.

Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.

3 Women

Directed by Robert Altman
(USA, 1977, 124 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

Location

Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
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