The Three Faces of Eve
A troubled wife’s blackouts expose three distinct identities, forcing a psychiatrist to unravel the psychological fractures beneath her domestic life.
Overview
A gripping exploration of the human psyche and the complexities of identity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- psychologically charged
- melodramatic
- intriguing
- classic movie night
- psychological drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded Joanne Woodward’s triple performance as the film’s outstanding achievement, while finding the psychiatric explanation and compressed melodrama less convincing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eve White, Eve Black, and Jane emerge through therapy as Dr. Luther investigates the divisions within one patient.
The film is based on a true-life multiple-personality case and foregrounds psychiatric treatment as drama.
Joanne Woodward portrays Eve White, Eve Black, and Jane as visibly and behaviorally distinct identities.
Eve's marriage, spending behavior, blackouts, and family life deteriorate before her psychiatric treatment begins.
Films like The Three Faces of Eve, and why
Spellbound
psychological mystery centered on psychiatric diagnosis and an unstable identity
Suddenly, Last Summer
classic melodrama exploring mental illness through an exceptionally demanding lead performance
Persona
psychological drama about fractured identity and therapeutic investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Nunnally Johnson
- Release Date
- 1957-12-19
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (156)
Cast
- Joanne Woodward
- David Wayne
- Lee J. Cobb
- Edwin Jerome
- Alena Murray
- Nancy Kulp
- Douglas Spencer
- Terry Ann Ross
- Ken Scott
- Mimi Gibson
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Three Faces of Eve about?
- A troubled wife’s blackouts expose three distinct identities, forcing a psychiatrist to unravel the psychological fractures beneath her domestic life.
- What is The Three Faces of Eve like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Three Faces of Eve as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Three Faces of Eve violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Three Faces of Eve as mild.
- What did critics think of The Three Faces of Eve?
- Critics broadly regarded Joanne Woodward’s triple performance as the film’s outstanding achievement, while finding the psychiatric explanation and compressed melodrama less convincing.
- Which films are like The Three Faces of Eve?
- Films with a similar feel include Spellbound, Suddenly, Last Summer, and Persona.
- How long is The Three Faces of Eve?
- The Three Faces of Eve runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Three Faces of Eve?
- In United States, The Three Faces of Eve is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
