Drama | Mystery
Thought this movie does not fit
the entire criteria of a psychological thriller it does have a very good potential
of being one. But due to its nature calling it a drama filled with mystery is
rather more suitable. And the best thing about The Three Face of Eve is that
the viewer gets to know the plot somewhat in detail at the right beginning of
the movie and the narrations made in intervals yet the curiosity of the background
is never lost but improved by it. And I believe that this is one of the best
movies based on true events and a biography surrounding psychology that
actually starts and ends strong than a fiction.
The Three Faces of Eve is based
on the true story of a woman named Chris Costner Sizemore (Best known as Eve
White) who was suffering from the rare condition of multiple personalities. The
whole movie is a clinical experience as the script is largely based on actual
medical records provided by her psychiatrists. Only possible explanation I can
provide of the plot (without revealing too much) is that it’s based on the
treatments which Eve went through and the sessions with her psychiatrists. Though
it might sound a bit too predictable or boring as a plot for a movie it
actually is deep and very interesting. And surprisingly it hits a very strong
climax.
It is evidently low budget and
played only with very few characters but the strength of the plot does not
depend in such big numbers of investment of actors. It is purely a very
fascinating case to witness for us mundane everyday people. We have seeing
multiple personalities in more of movies based on thriller category than
mystery category and for me this was an eye opener to certain disbeliefs that I
had over such individual created by other fictional movies.
Coming back to the production the
movie was after the book written by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey
M. Cleckley. And it’s directed by Nunnally Johnson. Joanne Woodward plays the
character (or rather three characters) of Eve and without a doubt it is brilliant.
To prove it she won the Oscar for best actress in 1957 for her performance in
this. The Three Faces of Eve is a very character driven movie just like most of
the classics are. And it makes it a movie worth watching which eventually gives
the viewer a certain insight to people and their personalities. You may explain
this story as clinical, scientific or sexual but whatever it is it will make
you think.
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