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A Man Like Eva

A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder, lives in a large house with his cast and crew as he films Dumas' Lady of the Camellias. His accountant informs him he has many unpaid bills and little cash on hand. EVA throws a fit and fires him. He then proceeds to play one person off against another, dismiss with cruelty his recent lover Ali, sleep openly with his leading lady Gudrun, and make a direct and public play for his leading man, Walter. He's mercurial, dictatorial, and manic. Will he finish the film, having drawn great performances from his actors through his manipulations, or will his antics set events in motion that spin out of his control?

Top Cast

  • Eva Mattes

    Eva Mattes

    EVA

  • Lisa Kreuzer

    Lisa Kreuzer

    Gudrun / Marguerite

  • Werner Stocker

    Werner Stocker

    Walter / Armand

  • Charles Regnier

    Charles Regnier

    Yvonne

  • Charles M. Huber

    Charles M. Huber

    Ali

  • Carola Regnier

    Carola Regnier

    Else

  • Albert Kitzl

    Albert Kitzl

    Max

  • Towje Kleiner

    Towje Kleiner

    Manfred

  • Lothar Borowsky

    Lothar Borowsky

    Production Manager

Overview

A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder, lives in a large house with his cast and crew as he films Dumas' Lady of the Camellias. His accountant informs him he has many unpaid bills and little cash on hand. EVA throws a fit and fires him. He then proceeds to play one person off against another, dismiss with cruelty his recent lover Ali, sleep openly with his leading lady Gudrun, and make a direct and public play for his leading man, Walter. He's mercurial, dictatorial, and manic. Will he finish the film, having drawn great performances from his actors through his manipulations, or will his antics set events in motion that spin out of his control?

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