Three Stories (1997): cast, story & where to watch
1997 · Film · ★ 6.7
Released in 1997, Three Stories is a comedy, drama and crime film directed by Kira Muratova, running about 109 minutes.
What it’s about. A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace the corpse of his communal flat neighbor whom he has just murdered after a quarrel. An orphaned girl gets a job in the archives of the maternity home to find out the identity of her mother who abandoned her years earlier. She finds her, befriends her and takes the first opportunity to throw her into the sea. An old intellectual tries to explain to the neighbor’s five-year-old daughter “all the abomination of her lumpen existence”. The girl feeling hurt for her mother decides to poison the old man with arsenic.
Who’s in it. Three Stories stars Sergei Makovetsky as Tikhomirov, Leonid Kushnir as Gena, Zhan Daniel as Venya and Renata Litvinova as Ophelia, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Three Stories has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Criterion Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Three Stories page.
If you liked it. Fans of Three Stories tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Three Stories (1997)?
- In US, Three Stories is available to stream on Criterion Channel. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Three Stories worth watching?
- Three Stories holds an audience score of 6.7 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and crime. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Three Stories?
- Three Stories stars Sergei Makovetsky, Leonid Kushnir, Zhan Daniel, Renata Litvinova and Ivan Okhlobystin.