Ein Man wie Eva (1983)
Directed by Radu Gabrea
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Film a Clef, Satire |
Run Time - 92 min. |
Countries - Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Loosely based on the colorful, combustible life and career of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, A Man Like Eva (Ein Mann Wie Eva) stars actress Eva Mattes in male drag as an obsessive, sadomasochistic movie director. Eva is currently working on a filmization of Dumas' Lady of the Camelias, and in so doing mercilessly uses and abuses everyone in "his" cast and crew. Attempting to sustain a "family" atmosphere on the set, Eva succeeds only in driving everyone crazy--and at least one person to suicide. After a while, A Man Like Eva takes on the dimensions of a genuine Fassbinder film, though one suspects that the late director might have been able to tighten up the sometimes slack plotline. Trivia note: in 1973, star Eva Mattes was the leading lady in Fassbinder's Jail Bait.
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cross-dressing, director, filmmaker, sadomasochism, suicide