Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Eva
Eva (Moreau) is a notoriously expensive and sadistic prostitute, who makes powerful men beg for but an evening to sample her magic. Completely spoiled and yet totally fascinating, Eva charts her own course through a succession of older men who momentarily satisfy her needs in Europe's finest casinos and hot spots. Despite her clear warning, a hapless Welsh novelist (Baker) foolishly falls in love with Eva and quickly discovers the limits of his masculine charms and bravado. With Eva's striking mise-en-scene and quirt-perfect direction of Moreau, Losey became an essential player in the European art-house revolution of the amazing 60s.
France/Italy, 1962, b&w, 107 min. Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi, James Villiers. Tonight @ Alamo Downtown, 7pm. Dir Joseph Losey.
