Eva (1962)
Directed by Joseph Losey

Drama
aka: Eve

Film Synopsis

Tyvian Jones is invited as a guest to the Venice film festival, at which will be presented the premiere of the screen adaptation of a book he wrote.  Tyvian is a mean and unscrupulous man whose reputation is based on lies. It was under his own name that he published a book written by his brother, recently deceased.  He meets Eva, a French woman who has decided to become a modern female Don Juan.  She doesn't want to love or be loved.  Very soon, Tyvian becomes fascinated by Eva and even follows her to Rome, where he will suffer a series of humiliations at Eva's doing.  Having grown tired of this obsessive love, Tyvian decides to flush all thought of Eva from his mind by marrying Francesca, a young and beautiful girl.  But has Tyvian  really managed to free himself from Eva's grip...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Joseph Losey
  • Script: Hugo Butler, Evan Jones, James Hadley Chase (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Gianni Di Venanzo, Henri Decaë
  • Music: Michel Legrand
  • Cast: Jeanne Moreau (Eve Olivier), Stanley Baker (Tyvian Jones), Virna Lisi (Francesca Ferrara), James Villiers (Alan McCormick), Riccardo Garrone (Michele - a player), Lisa Gastoni (The red-headed Russian), Checco Rissone (Pieri), Enzo Fiermonte (Enzo), Nona Medici (Anna Maria), Alex Revidis (The Greek), John Pepper (The little boy), Giorgio Albertazzi (Sergio Branco Malloni), Joseph Losey (Patron at Harry's Bar), Roberto Paoletti, Evi Rigano, Van Eicken, Peggy Guggenheim, Gilda Dahlberg, Nicky Amey, Vittorio De Sica
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: English / Italian
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 120 min
  • Aka: Eve

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