The Three Faces of Eve (1957) cover of the American Blu-ray edition
In 1953, when Joanna Woodward finished her louisiana state university theater major, she went to the New York Actors' Workshop for systematic training, where she first changed her Southern accent.
Soon, Joanna Woodward was on television and stage. One day, her agent introduced her to an actor of her age at the Acting Institute, Paul Newman (1925-2008).
Images of Joanna Woodward and Paul Newman on television
Paul Newman's first reaction was, "Oh my God, this girl is really good." ”
Joanna Woodward also thought Paul Newman was handsome, but at first glance she didn't like the young man, but she couldn't turn down his future invitations.
Soon, they began to work together as a substitute for the crew of Broadway's "Picnic Spice", and the two got along very well on stage.
Paul Newman and Marlon Brando's friendship lasted less than a few years, and they did not intersect again until the early 1960s
Joanna Woodward didn't know at the time that Paul Newman was already in the Cold War with Marlon Brando (1924-2004), Marlon Brando, who was filming On the Waterfront (1954), and that his relationship with his wife, Jacqueline Emily Witte, was getting worse and worse.
By this time, joanna Woodward and Paul Newman's acting careers were already dawning, with Paul Newman making his mark on his handsome appearance in The Holy Grail The Silver Chalice (1954), and Joanna Woodward already playing a major role in the film Count Three and Pray (1955).
James Dean and Paul Newman auditioned for the film East of Eden (1955).
When his friend James Dean (1931-1955) left on September 30, 1955, Paul Newman became increasingly aware of the importance of emotion when he was notified of an audition for Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956).
Paul Newman's wife, Jacqueline Emily Werther, continues to live a very hard life with 3 children.
After Joanna Woodward finished Kiss Before Dying (1956), she ran to the crew of The Rack (1956) to see Paul Newman.
Promotional photo for the movie "A Kiss Before Death", from left: Jeffrey Hunter, Joanna Woodward, Robert Wagner
Paul Newman told Joanna Woodward that he had a showdown with his wife and filed for divorce, but Jacqueline Emily Witt did not agree to the divorce.
Joanna Woodward was deeply lost, but had to face this reality.
At this time, judy Garland (1922-1969) refused to be shown an olive branch by the crew of "Three Faces of Eve" (1957) and invited her to star in the film, but she refused on the grounds that she was "too similar to the characters in the play".
Joanna Woodward's image in the film The Three Faces of Eve (1957).
Director Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977) thought of Joanna Woodward, who had a relationship with her, and asked the producers to invite her to audition on the cast.
Joanna Woodward bids farewell to Paul Newman for the crew of Three-Faced Eve, and after several auditions, Nunary Johnson informs her that she can officially join the group.
But she still hoped that Paul Newman would give her a letter of approval as soon as possible, and she wanted to be Paul Newman's wife.
Joanna Woodward and Paul Newman were photographed in March 1958
This inner anxiety and longing cannot be too obvious in the past, nor can it put too much pressure on Paul Newman.
Joanna Woodward later felt that her heart was also in a state of division, which coincided with the inner feelings of the heroine in "Three Sides Eve".
"Three-Faced Eve" is a true story. The film begins with a bell ringing the bell for an interesting and easy-to-understand psychoanalytic class, and the narrator tirelessly explains the date, parties and the progress of the event, coating this suspenseful story with a realistic coat and bringing the vivid fun of the Discovery Channel's documentary "edutainment".
As a wife and young woman, Eve White suffers from headaches and amnesia, as well as Black Eve's torment: her husband (David Wayne) complains for no reason that she has bought expensive fashionable clothes, slanders her for having a party in Atlanta's nightclub and has no intention of returning home, and even uses violence and verbal threats against her to witness her strangle her daughter's neck.
Eve herself was not impressed by this, and could only wash her face with tears in the face of her husband's anger. Her intolerable and frantic husband decided she was seriously mentally ill and took her to Dr. Luthor, a psychologist.
Images of Joanna Woodward and Lee Cobb lee J. Cobb in the film The Three Faces of Eve (1957).
The distraught Eve is confronted with the seductive Dr. Luthor (Lee J. Cobb), and just as Dr. Luthor is at a loss for this rare case, Eve White suddenly makes a miraculous change that shocks his jaw.
In her usual state, Eve Bai is a good wife and mother who honestly takes care of the family, acts cautiously and cautiously, obeys her husband's promises and obedience, is full of powerless fear of her incredible illness, and is deeply distressed and remorseful about the harm she may cause to her relatives.
Images by Joanna Woodward and David Wayne in the film The Three Faces of Eve (1957).
And when night falls, she transforms into a flirtatious woman, a libertine, a smoker, and a woman with erotic hints and provocative meanings between her words, and she enters the nightclub and plays ambiguous games with the heterosexual sex of the three religions and nine streams.
This personality who calls himself Eve Black knows everything about Eve White, expresses deep contempt and disdain for the latter's behavior in the world, and does his best to trick White Eve, such as making the other party suffer from a hangover after a night of binge drinking.
Dr. Luthor, who is experienced in psychological counseling, quickly identified the vein of the rebellious Black Eve, and after several verbal battles, the latter had to admit in frustration that since the two were one, being too unscrupulous towards Eve would only drag himself into the same miserable situation, it was better to accept the suggestion of "personality harmony" and restrain his words and deeds.
But the condition, which was already under control, was once again cracked by Eve's husband's selfish stupidity, and she was on the verge of suicide.
Joanna Woodward's image of two personality transitions in the film The Three Faces of Eve (1957).
Dr. Luthor, who restarts therapy, introduces hypnosis, which accidentally gives birth to a third personality completely different from that of Eve in black and white, and the woman who calls herself Jane is well-behaved and well-informed, and is between the extreme cowardice of Eve White and the indulgence of Eve Black, and the in-depth treatment brings her into the painful memories of her childhood: a play under the roof, a blue porcelain bowl that has been repeatedly recited, and a very reluctant farewell kiss, which together reveal the source of this triple personality case.
While the setting of the three personalities changing rapidly with verbal instructions seems a bit sloppy today, Joanna Woodward got it right, and it's no wonder she did 30 years earlier than her husband, Paul Newman, to win the Little Golden Man.
The psychology movies of that era were overly serious and dark overall, and there was a kind of white coat-style old-fashioned.
But the film also loses no time in adding a few funny comedy paragraphs: one is that Hei Eve first appeared in the clinic, and the two doctors who were exchanging opinions next door overheard the music rise, suddenly closed their mouths and stared at the small eyes, and then rushed to Hei Eve's room, causing her husband waiting outside the door to have a fidgeting expression.
The second is that Hei Eve seduced the doctor into the room in the hospital, and in less than two seconds, the door slammed open, and the panicked doctor frantically escaped, leaving Hei Eve to laugh wildly and contemptuously behind the door. The ingenious design of Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) is so clever.
The film is in a way a feminist mobilization book. As soon as Eve's husband appeared, his shape and movements gave people a sense of obscenity everywhere, moving stools, corridors and waiting for two portrayals and even a little clown shadow.
He was self-righteous, lacked compassion, and gushed out all kinds of "bad deeds" against Eve, completely ignoring the fact that the latter had been unable to cry out of guilt; he was stupid and ignorant, and after the doctor explained in detail, he still stubbornly refused to believe in the schizophrenia, and mocked and insulted his wife who was in desperate need of psychological comfort, completely burying the marriage relationship.
Stills from the movie The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Joanna Woodward and David Wayne
He was hypocritical, and could not be held back by a few provocative words from the gorgeously dressed black Eve, put away the disgusted expression of "you are not my wife", faded the disguise of morality, and could not wait to rush to the bed; he was extremely violent, the first time he threw his wife to the ground and threatened with evil words, and the second time he slapped the door and slammed the door.
Throughout the film, the husband has no demeanor, tolerance, thoughtfulness, restraint, family concept and sense of responsibility that a man should have, and has almost become a "villain" in the usual sense.
In contrast, the image of the psychologist Dr. Luthor is very impressive, he is knowledgeable, amiable, full of compassion and responsibility, in the face of Black Eve's seductive actions without showing any lustful thoughts, in every sense is a positive image of a gentleman.
Eve's new boyfriend is also a gentle and caring, empathetic and obsessive gentleman, and his long-term love gives Eve the courage to face the past and enter a new life.
Stills from the film The Three Faces of Eve (1957), joanna Woodward and Lee Cobb Lee J. Cobb
The husband's strict control makes Eve turn into a quieter and weaker white Eve at home, and the desire for a wonderful and indulgent life in her heart has contributed to the birth of Black Eve, it can be said that it is precisely because the marriage is shrouded in the shadow of a strong husband's power that her personality splits more and more intensely.
And her illness has been turned around and cured, which is also the result of completely breaking away from her husband's influence, having independent thoughts and love pursuits, and actively cooperating with treatment.
At the 30th Academy Awards in 1958, Joanna Woodward was announced
In essence, such a setting is still not out of the male dominance of traditional Hollywood movies, and women are indisputably weak, pushed and crippled by evil men, and saved by good men.
However, the film emphasizes the heroine's rebirth after struggling to achieve balance between the two extremes of personality, weakening the external influence of male factors, focusing on women's inner awakening and active pursuit, and striving for control of fate.
At the 30th Academy Awards gala in 1958, Joanna Woodward and Paul Newman danced
Undoubtedly at the forefront of the times, it has its positive significance both on and off the screen, and should be applauded by the female audience at that time with the emotion of "raising their eyebrows and exhaling".
In fact, why is the "three personalities" of the heroine in the movie not really inhabited by Joanna Woodward? They alternately occupy Joanna Woodward's body from time to time and place and by emotion, and that desire to be loved, that desire to be recognized, and fear of being scolded by the world, entangled in the contradictions of personality, makes her empathize with the interpretation of this role.
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After Joanna Woodward finished filming Eve on Three Sides, Paul Newman told her the good news that Jacqueline Emily Witt agreed to divorce him because she didn't want to see his "painful" face come back and forth in front of her.
On January 29, 1958, Paul Newman married Joanna Woodward in Las Vegas, less than 2 months after Joanna Woodward won best actress at the 30th Academy Awards in 1958, after which the mythical couple who were close to each other in Hollywood began to look up to everyone.
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