The Three Faces of Eve

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The Three Faces of Eve

1957,

1h 31m,

Drama

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Suffering from headaches and inexplicable blackouts, timid housewife Eve White (Joanne Woodward) begins seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Luther (Lee J. Cobb). He's stunned when she transforms before his eyes into the lascivious Eve Black, and diagnoses her as having multiple personalities. It's not long before a third, calling herself Jane, also appears. Through hypnosis and continued therapy, Luther struggles to help Eve recall the trauma that caused her identity to fracture.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Apr 18, 2014

3/4

[UPDATED 2024 REVIEW] In only her third silver-screen appearance, Joanne Woodward found gold -- Oscar gold -- via her Academy Award-winning performance in this psychological drama.

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Eric Melin

Scene-Stealers.com

Nov 22, 2013

2.5/4

Woodward is solid and the entire film turns on her performance, which gets deeper and more convincing as the story opens up a bit.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Feb 18, 2013

1.5/4

...turns a psychological condition into a parlor trick.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

May 7, 2011

B

An early, too simplistic Hollywood melodrama about split personality, well acted by Joanne Woodward in an Oscar-winning performance.

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Oct 22, 2006

3/4

Woodward's acting ... is amazing; not only does she behave differently depending on which Eve she's playing, but somehow she manages to look different, too.

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Susan Granger

www.susangranger.com

Dec 21, 2005

5/5

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Dec 2, 2018

A rather exaggerated and non-serious attempt to portray a unique mental disorder, which however maintains the interest of the viewer throughout the whole film. As entertaining as it may be, especially for a '50s audience, The Three Faces of Eve offers nothing more than a linear plot whith a not so realistic turn of events. Nevertheles, it remains a classic and a particularly pleasant watch.

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Han P

Mar 19, 2018

The Three Faces of Eve is an incredible film. It is about a doctor who treats a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder. Joanne Woodward and David Wayne give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Nunnally Johnson did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. The Three Faces of Eve is a must see.

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Finn R

Mar 12, 2018

All three stars shine in this film which bears little resemblance to the actual case that inspired the tale.

Albus S

Jan 19, 2018

I found it surprisingly underwhelming for a movie that focused on multiple personalities. Too dull. (First and only viewing - 9/24/2018)

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Ron S

Sep 28, 2017

I'm sure it was very good in its time. By today's standards it is all just so tame. The ending is ridiculously tidy. Music is used with a hilarious lack of sophistication to alert us to the obvious and tell us what we are supposed to feel. But I was quite impressed with Joanne Woodward and Lee J. Cobb. It's okay. 6.7 out of 10

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Leia P

Jul 30, 2017

It's not the fault of anyone in 1957 that their serious take on a serious malady hasn't aged well, but it simply hasn't. Done better since then (the recent Split comes to mind) this picture not only suffers in comparison to recent works but very nearly comes off as a comedy unintentionally. The actors do the best they can with material that has been watered down for the small town tastes of 50's audiences, best represented in the work by the underappreciated David Wayne.

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Synopsis

Suffering from headaches and inexplicable blackouts, timid housewife Eve White (Joanne Woodward) begins seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Luther (Lee J. Cobb). He's stunned when she transforms before his eyes into the lascivious Eve Black, and diagnoses her as having multiple personalities. It's not long before a third, calling herself Jane, also appears. Through hypnosis and continued therapy, Luther struggles to help Eve recall the trauma that caused her identity to fracture.

Director: Nunnally Johnson
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
Screenwriter: Nunnally Johnson
Distributor: CBS/Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 1957, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Runtime: 1h 31m

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