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One Third

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Chris (Ivo Velon), a Buddhist monk, sees Lotusia (Diana Gitelman), his beautiful teenage neighbor, as a symbol of purity. Later he discovers she works as a prostitute to escape from horrific abuse, and he tries to find her after she kills a man.

Critics Reviews

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Lou Lumenick New York Post Vanity productions don't come much worse than One Third. Rated: 0/4 Oct 6, 2006 Full Review Jack Mathews New York Daily News Nearly devoid of both dialogue and narrative cohesion. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 6, 2006 Full Review Laura Kern New York Times A paper-thin wall within a grungy East Village apartment building separates good and evil, hope and despair and Eastern and Western practice in the slightly self-enamored yet generally affecting 1/3. Rated: 3/5 Oct 5, 2006 Full Review Kam Williams Upstage Magazine A valuable examination of the intersection of Eastern and Western philosophies from a distinctly Asian perspective. Rated: 3/4 May 31, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Neither creepy nor fulfilling. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member its beautiful, funny and just... relaxing silent film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review walter m [font=Century Gothic]"One Third" is a movie that takes a unique approach by trying to tell a story in this day and age with almost no dialogue. Otherwise, it is a sleazy exploitation flick masquerading as a cautionary tale in a New York City where crime is rampant(In the opening scene, there are two simultaneous robberies occurring in Washington Square Park which might be a record.) and the police are corrupt.(I don't think they got the memo but it is not that bad anymore.) Into this milieu steps an artist(Ivo Velon) who accidentally creates a hole into a neighboring apartment where a prostitute(Diana Gitelman, who has the expressive face of a silent film star) lives and occasionally entertains her customers, pleasing him enormously.[/font] [font=Century Gothic]The movie badly misfires by trying to connect sadomasochism with the need to hurt other people. In reality, it is one of many ways to give and receive pleasure and there is nothing wrong with it, along as everbody is a consenting adult and having fun.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]And on that note, I will be out of town for a few days, returning to these pages on Sunday, March 16.[/font] Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Chris (Ivo Velon), a Buddhist monk, sees Lotusia (Diana Gitelman), his beautiful teenage neighbor, as a symbol of purity. Later he discovers she works as a prostitute to escape from horrific abuse, and he tries to find her after she kills a man.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m