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3 Women (1977) Robert Altman

May 21st 2023

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Shelley Duvall - 3 Women (1977)

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Shelley Duvall (1949 – 2024)

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3 women (1977)

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Adieu to ethereal and distinctive actress Shelley Duvall (7 July 1949 - 11 July 2024), one of the essential faces of 1970s American New Hollywood cinema, whose death aged 75 was confirmed yesterday. Sad as the news was, it’s been heartening to see the outpouring of affection for her on social media. Duvall was clearly adored. (As Pauline Kael enthused, Duvall “melts indifference. You’re unable to repress your response; you go right to her in delight, saying ‘I’m yours’.”). The obituaries have inevitably and understandably emphasized Duvall’s sterling work in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) and her triumphant TV series Faerie Tale Theatre in the 1980s. I particularly treasure Duvall’s collaborations with director Robert Altman in seven films including McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), the downbeat but lyrical Depression-era tragicomedy Thieves Like Us (1974) (she’s heartbreaking in that one!), Nashville (1975) and Popeye (1980) – who else could have portrayed Olive Oyl? I’d argue Duvall’s crowning achievement is her performance opposite the equally astonishing Sissy Spacek in Altman’s eerie dream-like 1977 masterpiece 3 Women. For me, the film - which shifts between black comedy (Duvall repeatedly slamming her skirt in the car door never stops being funny) to psychological horror to total inscrutability - represents the artistic zenith of 1970s New Hollywood. What a total original Duvall was.

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3 Women (1977) dir. Robert Altman

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3 Women (1977) dir. Robert Altman

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Mieczyslaw Wasilewski's poster for Robert Altman's 3 Women, 1977

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RIP Shelley Duvall, Faerie Tale Theatre Queen

This obituary may be late to the party, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t pay my respects to the late Shelley Duvall, who left us on July 11, 2024. The news of her passing both shocked and saddened me, as did a good many others who were fans of her film roles and of Faerie Tale Theatre. As someone who’s spent little over two years reviewing and ranking Faerie Tale Theatre episodes, I can attest to…

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thinking of Shelley Duvall in 3 Women (1977)

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3 Women (1977) dir. Robert Altman

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3 Women (1977, Altman)

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