Movie, 'Three faces of Eve',?

Question

Has anyone else seen it and what did you think about it?

Answer 1

I think that "Lizzie", which is about the same topic, is better in a number of ways, but I might change my mind if I saw it again. Sadly, "Lizzie" is not shown frequently, as Joanne Woodward's film is.

Woodward did a good job portraying the different facets of Eve/Evie's personality, enough to win a Best Actress Oscar. Some of it might seem dated since we've seen other films such as "Sybil" (TV miniseries) that handle the subject matter in a grittier way. When her trauma is revealed, it doesn't seem enough to have caused the separation. I have a feeling that, at that time, they might have hesitated to reveal too much; surely, there was more of a reason than that for her disorder. For me, the best scenes are with Woodward and Lee J. Cobb.

This wasn't Joanne Woodward's only hit film, as someone states. Take a look at her filmography:
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She was nominated for four Oscars and won one. Plus, she was nominated for other awards. Woodward had a number of hit films, including "Rachel, Rachel" and "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds".

I'm pleased to see someone commending David Wayne, who is quite overlooked although he costarred in some major film hits, including "How to Marry a Millionaire", in which he was paired up with Marilyn Monroe again, having acted opposite her a year earlier in "We're Not Married".

"Lizzie" and "The Three Faces of Eve" seem to have been in a race to the theaters in 1957. The film is based on Shirley Jackson's novel "The Birds' Nest". Jackson also wrote "The Haunting of Hill House", which was filmed twice as "The Haunting" (first is best).

Answer 2

This Academy award winning movie was probably Joanne Woodward's only hit movie. It made a powerful statement at the time in the mid to late 50's ... and Lee J Cobb and david Wayne were magnificent. In fact, the stunning looks David Wayne had on his face in my opinion made the entire movie and made him a movie star.

This is based on a true story: Eve White is a quiet, mousy, unassuming wife and mother who suffers headaches and occasional black outs. She is sent to psychiatrist Dr. Luther, and, while under hypnosis, new personalities emerge: the racy, wild, fun-loving Eve Black and the relatively stable Jane. This film, based on the true-life case of a multiple personality, chronicles Dr. Luther's attempts to reconcile the three multiple personalities.

Answer 3

this is about a woman who replaced into abused as a baby and as an adult has 3 separate personalities who're blind to the different 2. i did not study something i did not already understand, except that the e book replaced into better.

Answer 4

I wathed it for my psychology class. I liked the movie but then again, i didn't. I don't really believe in Multiple personalities to me, it just gives the person some lead way to act up, but it was a good movie

Answer 5

Saw it years and years ago. I think it is a very simple attempt to explain a very complicated mental illness called multiple personality disorder.

Answer 6

I thought it was a very accurate depiction of a complex mental illness.

Answer 7

I loved that movie. Joanne Woodward is the bomb!