The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

  • 92% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (4,900 ratings)

When Alistair Cooke shows up to introduce Three Faces of Eve, we know that the fact-based story will bear more than a little fidelity to truth. Joanne Woodward won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Eve, a young Georgia housewife suffering from multiple personalities. Eve's husband (David… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1957 Wide
Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm

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

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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

  • MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher

    The power of the film as a whole has been lessened with time...

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    watch the film for Woodward. She never reached heights like this before or since

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    A introdução feita por Cooke indica a insegurança dos produtores com relação ao roteiro - e, se não fosse pela performance de Woodward, o filme seria um grande embaraço.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim H


    This film is the portrait of a woman with multiple personality disorder. I think Ken Hanke of <i>Mountain Xpress</I> best summarizes my opinion of this film: "It once seemed daring[;] now it seems simplistic." At the time, 1957, this film probably portrayed a… More

  • AJ V


    This drama is brilliantly fantastic, I loved it. The actors are great, the story is intriguing, and it's based on a true story, what else could you ask for in a drama?

  • Randy T


    It would be difficult to imagine a more demanding role than a character with three completely different personalities, and it would be equally difficult to imagine anyone rising to the challenge better than the lovely and gifted Joanne Woodward. Her performance is jaw dropping,… More

  • Devon B


    House wife "Eve" (Joanne Woodward in an oscar-winning role) buys alot of expensive "hollywood" dresses without remembering she had ever done so, then suddenly tries to strangle her child. Her redneck husband thinks she's batty and takes her to the doctors.… More

  • jay n


    A bit dated but joanne woodward is great as always

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