Best-selling author Tyvian Jones has a life of leisure in Venice, Italy, until he has a chance encounter with sultry Frenchwoman Eva Olivier. He falls for her instantly, despite already having wedding plans with Francesca Ferrara. Winning Eva's affection proves elusive; she's more interested in money than in love. But Tyvian remain steadfast in his obsession, going after Eva with a fervor that threatens to destroy his life.
Acting
Moreau's Eva: cruelty as performance art, devastating.
Cinematography
Venice never looked more like a trap.
Direction
Losey turns decadence into suffocation.
Director
Joseph Losey
Jeanne Moreau
Eva Olivier
Stanley Baker
Tyvian Jones
Giorgio Albertazzi
Sergio Branco Malloni - a Movie Director (uncredited)
James Villiers
Alan McCormick - a Screenwriter
Virna Lisi
Francesca Ferrara
Riccardo Garrone
Michele - a Player
Lisa Gastoni
The Red-Headed Russian
Checco Rissone
Pieri
Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo
John R. Pepper
The Little Boy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moreau reportedly hated the film and tried to buy the negative to destroy it. She failed. Classic Eva move.
Losey shot this right after his Hollywood exile during the blacklist; Tyvian's fraudulent artistic success reportedly mirrors his own bitter self-assessment.
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