Eva

A playwright encounters a mysterious woman when he takes shelter in a chalet during a violent snowstorm. The story centers on a young gigolo, Bertrand Valade, who steals the manuscript of a dying client. After a year, he becomes a playwright and is now living in a decked-out Parisian apartment. The only problem is that his producer, Regis Grant has been waiting impatiently for a new play which the imposter Bertrand is somehow supposed to write. When Bertrand shows up for a rehearsal of his hit play, which is now touring the provinces, he crosses paths with a high-class call girl, Eva who quickly becomes an obsession that will ruin his life.

Keywords

  • Berlinale
  • Gaspard Ulliel
  • Isabelle Huppert

Actors

  • Isabelle Huppert
  • Marc Barbé
  • Julia Roy
  • Nathalie Charade
  • Gaspard Ulliel
  • Richard Berry

Director

  • Benoît Jacquot.

Drama


1h 40min


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FR

France
Belgium
2017
A playwright encounters a mysterious woman when he takes shelter in a chalet during a violent snowstorm.

A playwright encounters a mysterious woman when he takes shelter in a chalet during a violent snowstorm.


The story centers on a young gigolo, Bertrand Valade, who steals the manuscript of a dying client. After a year, he becomes a playwright and is now living in a decked-out Parisian apartment. The only problem is that his producer, Regis Grant has been waiting impatiently for a new play which the imposter Bertrand is somehow supposed to write. When Bertrand shows up for a rehearsal of his hit play, which is now touring the provinces, he crosses paths with a high-class call girl, Eva who quickly becomes an obsession that will ruin his life.

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