Me You Them (2001)
79%RT Audience Score: 72%
Awards & Nominations: 27 wins & 12 nominations
Me You Them tells a warmly comical and touching story, and features a charismatically earthy performance by Casé
Me You Them” is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and question your own love life. The performances are so good that you’ll feel like you’re part of the love quadrangle. Darlene’s dazzling smile and physical grace will make you want to be her best friend. The movie is so earthy and commanding that you’ll feel like you’re in Italy with Anna Magnani. The director trusts the material to unfold at the pace it requires, and it’s a real charmer that’s easy to inhabit. Overall, “Me You Them” is a must-watch for anyone who loves a good love story with a twist.
Production Company(ies)
American Zoetrope Zoetrope Studios,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sexuality and thematic content
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 44m
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Language(s):Portuguese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2001 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Regina Casé, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Nilda Spencer, Diogo Lopes, directed by Andrucha Waddington, written by Elena Soarez, comedy, drama, PG-13, box office gross $323.4K, Sony Pictures Classics, reviewed by Marrit Ingman, David Parkinson, Jason Korsner, Kirk Honeycutt, A.O Scott, Susan Stark, Emanuel Levy, Vadim Rizov, Pablo Villaça, Ted Murphy, Ryan Cracknell, Joe Baltake, warm, colorful, charming, Brazilian, love quadrangle, unusual family, small town, marriage, children, support, cranky, charismatically earthy performance, touching story, deft direction, excellent performances, natural, primal force, intelligent, love, beautiful photography, sobering soundtrack, MTV-style editing, top horror movies, MCU movies, Netflix series, TV premiere dates, worst horror movies, Fandango
Worldwide gross: $560,943
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $972,908
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,604
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 106,097
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $1,900,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $3,295,390
Production budget ranking: 1,967
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,774,567
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$4,097,049
ROI to date (est.): -81%
ROI ranking: 1,889
Lima Duarte – Osias
Stênio Garcia – Zezinho
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos – Ciro
Nilda Spencer – Raquel
Diogo Lopes – Vaqueiro Negro, Black Herdsman
Director(s)
Andrucha Waddington
Writer(s)
Elena Soarez
Producer(s)
Leonardo Monteiro de Barros, Pedro Buarque de Hollanda, Flávio R. Tambellini, Andrucha Waddington
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
27 wins & 12 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (56) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (14)
March 10, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Excellent performances, combined with deft direction make this one to watch.
August 10, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The performances are charming and natural enough to draw you into this peculiar love quadrangle.
August 6, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
Jason Korsner
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
[Case’s] dazzling smile and surprising physical grace make Darlene into a primal force in the lives of these three men.
May 12, 2001
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
It has been made and acted with intelligence and evident love, which deserves to be requited.
April 16, 2001
A.O. Scott
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
The big screen hasn’t shown us a more earthy, commanding woman since Italy’s iconic Anna Magnani made her stand.
April 9, 2001 | Rating: 3/4
Susan Stark
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
August 14, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
June 19, 2003 | Rating: 6/10
Vadim Rizov
Movie-Vault.com
Além da bela fotografia de Breno Silveira e da soberba trilha sonora de Gilberto Gil, ‘Eu, Tu, Eles’ ainda traz atuações realmente inesquecíveis de todo o elenco.
May 31, 2002 | Rating: 5/5
Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena
One might argue that “Me You Them” could perhaps use a small infusion of MTV-style editing but this director trusts the material to unfold at the pace it requires.
December 21, 2001 | Rating: 3.5/5
Ted Murphy
Baseline.Hollywood.com
September 17, 2001 | Rating: 78/100
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
Warm and bright and colorful, a real charmer as easy to inhabit as Casé slips into her character.
July 27, 2001
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee…
Plot
Darlene, earthy and unmarried, returns to the cane fields of Bahia with her young son. There, over time, she balances the pride, desire, jealousy, and tolerance of three men. Osias, an older man, proud of a house he’s built, proposes marriage; she accepts. He retires to his hammock, she works hard, and in a few years births a second son, much darker than Osias. Then, he takes in his cousin Zezinho, almost as old as he, a good cook, so Osias is happy. Darlene smiles at Zezinho. Another son arrives, light-skinned like Zezinho. Next, Darlene meets Ciro, young and handsome, and invites him to dinner. Osias insists Ciro stay. When another son arrives, what will the proud Osias do?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Regina Casé’s “charismatically earthy performance” in Me You Them.
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