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The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Writers: Nunnally Johnson(screenplay), Corbett Thigpen(novel)
Cast: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb
Genre: Biography Drama
Length: 91 minutes
Based on a true story and a famous book written about one of the first documented cases of Multiply Personality Disorder.
That poster is really misleading, it makes the movie look exploitative but it's not. This is a straight forward telling based on factual information about a real woman who suffered with multiple personalities. You know the film is serious when it starts with a doctor telling us that the film is serious! But yup, it was pretty serious and avoided the more cheesy aspects of a quiet, mousey housewife, Eve White who has multiple personalities including one that is a wild party girl, who calls herself Eve Black. Latter we learn there's a third personality but I won't spoil the film about telling about her.
Orson Welles had been sought for the role of the doctor who worked with Eve. Orson told the director that whatever actress he got to play Eve that she would win the Academy Award. Sure enough, Joanne Woodward won the award for best actresses.
Joanne Woodward is good in this, very good as she keeps her performance from going over the top and thus making it believable.
Lee J. Cobb plays the role of Dr Luther who treats Eve. What can I say he's perfect too. Not to much and not too little, in the way he portrays the Doctor.
The Three Faces of Eve is an important 50s film that is both well done and interesting. Well worth watching.
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Writers: Nunnally Johnson(screenplay), Corbett Thigpen(novel)
Cast: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb
Genre: Biography Drama
Length: 91 minutes
Based on a true story and a famous book written about one of the first documented cases of Multiply Personality Disorder.
That poster is really misleading, it makes the movie look exploitative but it's not. This is a straight forward telling based on factual information about a real woman who suffered with multiple personalities. You know the film is serious when it starts with a doctor telling us that the film is serious! But yup, it was pretty serious and avoided the more cheesy aspects of a quiet, mousey housewife, Eve White who has multiple personalities including one that is a wild party girl, who calls herself Eve Black. Latter we learn there's a third personality but I won't spoil the film about telling about her.
Orson Welles had been sought for the role of the doctor who worked with Eve. Orson told the director that whatever actress he got to play Eve that she would win the Academy Award. Sure enough, Joanne Woodward won the award for best actresses.
Joanne Woodward is good in this, very good as she keeps her performance from going over the top and thus making it believable.
Lee J. Cobb plays the role of Dr Luther who treats Eve. What can I say he's perfect too. Not to much and not too little, in the way he portrays the Doctor.
The Three Faces of Eve is an important 50s film that is both well done and interesting. Well worth watching.