A Woman Like Eve (Dutch: Een vrouw als Eva) is a 1979 Dutch drama film directed by Nouchka van Brakel, about a woman who leaves her husband for another woman. The film stars Monique van de Ven 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 focuses on the child custody battle that ensues after Eve leaves her husband.[1]

A Woman Like Eve
Theatrical release poster
DutchEen vrouw als Eva
Directed byNouchka van Brakel
Written by
Produced byMatthijs van Heijningen
Starring
CinematographyNurit Aviv
Edited byIne Schenkkan
Music byLaurens van Rooyen
Production
company
Sigma Film Productions
Release date
  • 25 January 1979 (1979-01-25)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English

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).[2] The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Eleanor Mannikka, Een Vrouw Als Eva (1979), Allmovie, New York Times. Accessed 13 June 2008.
  2. ^ Een Vrouw Als Eva, Variety online. Accessed 13 June 2008.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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