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A Woman Like Eve (1979)

A Woman Like Eve poster
Original title
Een Vrouw als Eva
Directed by
Nouchka van Brakel
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Eve is married to a man named Ad. She meets Liliane and the two women begin a romantic relationship.

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What happens

A Woman Like Eve (Dutch: Een vrouw als Eva) is a 1979 Dutch drama film directed by Nouchka van Brakel. The film stars Monique van de Ven in the title role of Eve, with Peter Faber as her husband Ad and Maria Schneider as Liliane, who becomes Eve's lover. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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