The Three Faces of Eve
1,440
Drama
Eve White is a quiet, mousy, unassuming wife and mother who keeps suffering from headaches and occasional black outs. Eventually she is sent to see psychiatrist Dr. Luther, and, while under hypnosis, a whole new personality emerges: the racy, wild, fun-loving Eve Black. Under continued therapy, yet a third personality appears, the relatively stable Jane. This film, based on the true-life case of a multiple personality, chronicles Dr. ... [+]
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"Impossibly thin, porcelain-skinned Joanne Woodward exuded the perfect blend of vulnerability and confusion -- and sassiness and sex appeal " | ||||
"Shallow, but the gimmick is appealing, and Woodward's showmanship is very likable." | ||||
"What seemed steamy in 1957 — a reasonably frank look at mental disorder and repressed sexuality — is today the stuff of Oprah." | ||||
"It is written, produced and directed by Mr. Johnson with a clean documentary clarity, and played with superlative flexibility and emotional power by Joanne Woodward in the main role." | ||||
"Johnson shifts back and forth - striving for comedy at one point and presenting a documentary case history at another." | ||||
"Based on a true case history of a schizophrenic, this is worthy but somewhat turgid and facile, a typically Hollywoodian account of mental illness." | ||||
"The film is basically a two-character piece featuring Woodward and Cobb and probably would have made a very good play. Cinematically, it's lacking on several levels." |
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