Eva (1962)

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Welsh novelist in Venice becomes obsessed with a high-class call girl. His fixation leads him into a destructive spiral.

obsessivetensemoodyseductivepsychologically intenseslow-burnbroodingtragic

What happens

Eva (released in the United Kingdom as Eve, and in the United States as The Devil's Woman) is a 1962 psychological drama film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi and Giorgio Albertazzi. It is adapted by Hugo Butler and Evan Jones from James Hadley Chase's 1945 novel Eve. The story follows a Welsh novelist in Venice (Baker), who becomes obsessed with a high-class call girl (Moreau). The film was an international co-production between French and Italian companies. Eva premiered at the 23rd Venice International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. Losey later expressed disappointment with the final film, claiming it had been re-edited by the producers without his input. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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