A Woman Like Eve
Encyclopedia
A Woman Like Eve is a 1979
Dutch
film centered around a woman who leaves her husband for a lesbian
relationship. The film was directed
by Nouchka van Brakel
; Monique van de Ven
stars in the title role of Eve, with Peter Faber
as her husband Ad and Maria Schneider
as Liliane, who becomes Eve's lover. The plot centers on the child custody battle that ensues after Eve leaves her marriage.
The film had festival showings at FILMEX
: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) (1980); San Francisco International Gay Film Festival (1981), and Gay & Lesbian Media Coalition's "Out on the Screen" Festival (1992).
1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
film centered around a woman who leaves her husband for a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
relationship. The film was directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Nouchka van Brakel
Nouchka van Brakel
Nouchka van Brakel is a Dutch film director known for her 1982 movie Van de koele meren des doods. That movie, and a movie about Eve and a documentary about Mary, established her as an important Dutch feminist film director...
; Monique van de Ven
Monique van de Ven
Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven is a Dutch actress and director.From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. She is now married to actor and writer Edwin de Vries.Her film debut as an...
stars in the title role of Eve, with Peter Faber
Peter Faber
Blessed Peter Faver was a French Jesuit theologian and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on September 5, 1872.-Biography:Peter Faver , grew up in far east central France...
as her husband Ad and Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider (actress)
Maria Schneider was a French actress. She was best known for playing Jeanne, opposite Marlon Brando, in the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris.-Career:...
as Liliane, who becomes Eve's lover. The plot centers on the child custody battle that ensues after Eve leaves her marriage.
The film had festival showings at FILMEX
Filmex
Filmex was an annual Los Angeles film festival held in the 1970s and early 1980s. It was the predecessor of the American Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival...
: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) (1980); San Francisco International Gay Film Festival (1981), and Gay & Lesbian Media Coalition's "Out on the Screen" Festival (1992).
Cast
- Monique van de VenMonique van de VenMonica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven is a Dutch actress and director.From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. She is now married to actor and writer Edwin de Vries.Her film debut as an...
as Eve - Maria SchneiderMaria Schneider (actress)Maria Schneider was a French actress. She was best known for playing Jeanne, opposite Marlon Brando, in the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris.-Career:...
as Liliane - Marijke Merckens as Sonja
- Peter FaberPeter Faber (actor)Peter Faber is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.- Early career :Faber was co-founder van Het Werkteater and twice won a Louis d'Or for his roles in Het Koekoeksnest and Avondrood.- Television and film career:...
as Ad - Renée SoutendijkRenée SoutendijkRenette Pauline Soutendijk, known as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's films and is perhaps best known for her work in his 1980 release Spetters. Her good looks and striking blond hair secured her status as a Dutch sex symbol in the 1980s...
as Sigrid - Anna Knaup as Britta
- Mike Bendig as Sander
- Truus Dekker as Mom
- Helen van Meurs as Lawyer
External links
- Lisa DiCaprio, Lianna: Liberal Lesbianism, Jump Cut, no. 29, February 1984, pp. 45–47. Contrasts A Woman Like Eve to John SaylesJohn SaylesJohn Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter and author.-Early life:Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary , a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist"...
's film LiannaLiannaLianna is a drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The movie features Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, among others.-Plot:...
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