Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

MissSimonetta Unlike other reviewers, I do not think any of the three stories presented here would do much good on their own as feature productions. "The Jealous Lover" is especially anemic plot-wise (and a little too close to The Red Shoes (1948) for its own good) and "Equilibrium" wanders on far too long.In spite of these shortcomings, The Story of Three Loves is a lovely melodramatic anthology, shot beautifully in Technicolor. "The Jealous Lover" is the most visually stunning of the three. Though it utilizes the love at first sight trope so mocked by contemporary audiences, Moira Shearer and James Mason share great chemistry and make the brief love between their characters poignant, masking how thin the plot really is."Mademoiselle" is a charming precursor to Tom Hanks' Big (1988), with Farley Granger as a child in a grown man's body who comes to fall for his French governess, Leslie Caron, whom he had previously bullied and deemed too "mushy" for his respect. This segment is perhaps the best of the three: it has both a good story and good pacing."Equilibrium" has the strongest love story of the three, with Kirk Douglas and Pier Angeli as two lonely people who find a chance to come to terms with their tragic pasts after he rescues her from a botched suicide attempt. As I mentioned previously, it does run on too long, but Douglas and Angeli make sure it is never unbearable.Overall, not a bad way to spend time if you love melodrama or any of the actors involved.

Neil Doyle While not a flawless film by any means, THE STORY OF THREE LOVES has so many elements in its favor that it's better to talk about them first.MOIRA SHEARER is pure magic as a ballet dancer with a secret and JAMES MASON does well as the man who encourages her to dance again after a long spell of inactivity. Shearer dances to some vibrant music by Rachmaninoff where her versatility is comparable to that displayed in THE RED SHOES. The story itself is on the thin, transparent side.LESLIE CARON plays a governess hired to teach young RICKY NELSON a love for language, stressing French irregular verbs. This sequence is fantasy and has Nelson asking the town witch (ETHEL BARRYMORE) to make him an adult for awhile so he can carry on a fairytale romance with Caron. It's silly and unfortunately Nelson is too peevish as the spoiled boy before he transforms himself into FARLEY GRANGER.But the last story is extremely well acted by KIRK DOUGLAS and PIER ANGELI and interested me the most. Douglas is very convincing as a trapeze artist haunted by the death of a former partner and turning suicidal bent Angeli into his new death defying hire wire performer.Both Douglas and Angeli are obviously performing most of their stunts on the high wire. The scenes which have him instructing her gradually into becoming more secure in the act by demonstrating steps is very adroitly handled. Furthermore, he and Angeli do well in all of their quieter but still intense moments.The stories aren't really linked together very well but each serves its purpose in the scheme of things. Artistically, it's a good show from the standpoint of music, settings and performances.

sandibiaso I loved this movie especially the the third segment featuring Pier Angeli. She really did her best portraying a suicidal widow of a Holocaust victim who becomes a trapeze artist after she is saved from drowning by Kirk Douglas's character. I am pretty sure that she relied on her own childhood in Rome for inspiration. She grew up in Rome when World War II was occurring. Her emotional scenes were the best. I can see why Kirk Douglas fell in love with her. It is hard to believe she was only nineteen when she filmed the movie. It is the first color film she did. I think it was be remembered by devoted Anna Maria Pierangeli fans for years to come.

MartinHafer Although this movie has three rather uneven stories in separate segments, the overall package succeeds, is quite beautiful artistically and is highly entertaining. For once, I think this movie on IMDb is UNDERRATED. However, I must say that I've seen this film several times and it did get better the more I watched it.The first story is the best. It concerns Moira Shearer as a ballerina who has a heart condition but MUST dance, as to her ballet is a compulsion. The music by Rachmaninof is VERY haunting and I got it stuck in my brain for weeks following the movie. This segment reminded me of The Red Shoes (also starring Shearer) but was thankfully MUCH shorter and interesting--a definite plus for those like me who really DON'T like ballet! The second is about as good and is a cute little fantasy involving a little boy who is magically transformed, temporarily, into an adult. As a child, he said how much he hated his governess, but as a man, hormones kick in and he is naturally drawn to the vivacious Leslie Caron (who wouldn't be?). It's cute and a bit sad as well.The final is the weakest story about a trapeze artist who lost his last partner but now has discovered another,...and LOVE! It's a decent portion but is just overwhelmed by the quality of the other stories.