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Bette Davis
Plot Analysis
Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway
star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This
classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore.
Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona of film actress
Talullah Bankhead. Davis' line "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy
night" is legendary, but, in fact, all of the film's dialog sparkles with equal
brilliance.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential video
Showered with Oscars,
this wonderfully bitchy (and witty) comedy written and directed by Joseph L.
Mankiewicz concerns an aging theater star(Bette Davis) whose life is being
supplanted by a wolf-in-sheep's-clothing ingenue (Anne Baxter) whom she helped.
This is a film for a viewer to take in like a box of chocolates, packed with
scene-for-scene delights that make the entire story even better than it really
is. The film also gives deviously talented actors such as George Sanders and
Thelma Ritter a chance to speak dazzling lines; Davis bites into her role and
never lets go. A classic from Mankiewicz, a legendary screenwriter and the
brilliant director of A Letter to Three Wives, The Barefoot
Contessa, and Sleuth. --Tom Keogh
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First of all, I
would go anywhere to see Bette Davis in
action. She is one of the greatest
actresses of all time. The way she
takes a role and makes it hers, not like
any other version of the character.
Her life was always dedicated to her
work with no distractions. Smart,
sexy, cunning, and mesmorizing are just
some of the adjectives that describe her.
This is a must see film, if
you have not had the privilege yet.
Davis's intensity is always
apparent in her films and this is no exception.
The dialogue in this movie is some
of the best spoken onscreen. Today's
actors seem so bland beside her. She
is a woman in full.
Vergie
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Details
- Actors: Bette
Davis, Anne
Baxter, George
Sanders
- Directors: Joseph L.
Mankiewicz
- Format: Bw, Ntsc
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated:
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003
- Run Time: 138 minutes
- Average Customer Review:
 Based on 168 Reviews
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All About Eve is a 1950
movie drama written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, from the story
The Wisdom of Eve, by Mary Orr.
Bette Davis plays Margo
Channing, a highly regarded, aging Broadway actress, with Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, a young fan who
insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's
career and her personal relationships. Gary Merrill, George Sanders, Hugh Marlowe, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter also appear, and the film provided
one of Marilyn
Monroe's earliest important roles.
It was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six awards, including Best Picture. It has been
selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Source:
Wikipedia Encyclopedia
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