The woman Hollywood couldn't tame — and the system that tried to break her.
Bette Davis is the most disturbing film diva Hollywood has ever seen. Her life and her roles reflect the fractures in the American image of women. She was dominant, intelligent, sometimes heartless and yet above all she wanted to be loved. This did not work out in her private life. She was too strong for the men. But the public always loved her!
Acting
Davis's own archive footage is devastatingly candid.
Direction
Carbon lets Davis speak for herself — mercifully.
Director
Sabine Carbon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Carnes recorded her hit 'Bette Davis Eyes' without ever meeting Davis; the two finally connected by phone after it became a massive success.
The documentary's use of French critical theory framing American stardom creates fascinating tension — European intellectualism meets Hollywood myth-making.
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