Storyline

Best-selling author Tyvian Jones (Stanley Baker) has a life of leisure in Venice, Italy, until he has a chance encounter with sultry Frenchwoman Eva Olivier (Jeanne Moreau). He falls for her instantly, despite already having wedding plans with Francesca Ferrara (Virna Lisi). Winning Eva's affection proves elusive; she's more interested in money than in love. But Tyvian remain steadfast in his obsession, going after Eva with a fervor that threatens to destroy his life.

Plot Keywords

femme fatale, welshman, writer, fiancée, beautiful woman, lover, dark, emotional, sultry, venice, italy, rome, city, apartment, house, self-destruction, infidelity, obsession, marriage, unrequited love, love triangle, wretched excess, forbidden love, pursuit, temptation, 1960s

Short Review

[Eva] is a superlatively glossy and elegant entertainment; one cannot help wondering whether, if it were given the room to aim at something more, it might not well end up as something decidedly less.

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