Eva (2018 film)

Eva is a 2018 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, starring Isabelle Huppert and Gaspard Ulliel. It is based on the novel Eve by James Hadley Chase.[2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4]

Eva
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBenoît Jacquot
Produced by
  • Mélita Toscan du Plantier
  • Marie-Jeanne Pascal
  • Olivier Père
Screenplay byBenoît Jacquot
Based onEve
by James Hadley Chase
Starring
Music byBruno Coulais
Edited byJulia Gregory
Production
company
  • Arte France Cinéma
  • EuropaCorp
  • Macassar Productions
Distributed byEuropaCorp Distribution
Release date
  • 17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) (Berlin)
  • 7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) (France)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$1,184,348[1]

Plot

A gigolo Bertrand steals a manuscript from a dying client and achieves success as a playwright. He resides in Paris with his fiancé Caroline. A theatrical producer Régis is waiting for Bertrand's follow-up play. Bertrand encounters a prostitute Eva.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 2018.[5][6] It was released in France on 7 March 2018.[7]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 17%, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 5.1/10.[8] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[9]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a grade of C−, writing: "Stuck between a high-class thriller and a trashy Cinemax wank, Benoît Jacquot's latest feature ultimately offers the pleasures of neither."[10] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Eva slides off the rails during a denouement that goes full on B-movie without much credibility."[11]

See also

References
  1. "Eva". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. Baronnet, Brigitte (2 December 2016). "Isabelle Huppert et Gaspard Ulliel dans un remake d'Eva pour Benoit Jacquot". AlloCiné (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. Clarke, Stewart (18 December 2017). "Gus Van Sant's 'Don't Worry' Among First Berlinale Competition Titles to Be Unveiled". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. Press Office (18 December 2017). "Berlinale 2018: Benoit Jacquot, Gus Van Sant, Alexey German Jr., Małgorzata Szumowska, Philip Gröning, Thomas Stuber, and Laura Bispuri in the Competition / Isabel Coixet and Lars Kraume in the Berlinale Special". Annual Archives: 2018. Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. "Eva". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. Schaefer, Stephen (18 February 2018). "68th Berlinale hits & misses". Boston Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. "Eva". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. "Eva (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  9. "Eva". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. Ehrlich, David (18 February 2018). "'Eva' Review: Not Even Isabelle Huppert Playing an Irritated Prostitute Can Save this Limp Melodrama — Berlinale 2018". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  11. Mintzer, Jordan (17 February 2018). "'Eva': Film Review | Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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