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Book of Eve (The)

Eva Smallwood, a 65-year-old housewife, lives a life of domestic servitude in the comfortable Montréal district of Westmount. One chilly autumn day, she receives her first pension cheque and walks out on her husband, her home, and her life. On her road towards self discovery, Eva first tackles the difficult task of survival. But her reclusive lifestyle is soon challenged by the persistence of a neighbour. Johnny, a Romanian immigrant 20 years her junior, hammers his way into Eva's heart with good cooking, stimulating conversation and lots of laughs. Her walls crumble, her senses begin to awaken. Eva starts on her new journey, proving that "coming of age" is not restricted to teenagers.

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Claude Fournier
Director

One of French Canada's best-known directors, Claude Fournier has directed 16 feature films and three major television miniseries. His award-winning films include the documentary Wrestling, recipient of the American Society of Cinematographer's Blue Ribbon in 1963; Deux femmes en or, winner of the award for best Canadian feature of 1970; Alien Thunder, selected for the 1974 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; and The Tin Flute, winner of the award for best supporting actress at the 1982 Moscow Film Festival and the Prix du public at the 1982 Montréal World Film Festival. Claude Fournier is also a published poet, novelist and essayist.

35 mm

110 minutes

Colour

Aspect ratio

1.85

Original version in English

Dubbed in French

Producer

Marie-Josée Raymond

Coproducer

David Pupkewitz

Associate Producer

Lucinda Van Rie

Executive Producer

André Link

Director

Claude Fournier

Scriptwriters

Terri Hawkes

Claude Fournier

Based on the novel by

Constance Beresford-Howe

Director of Photography

Ivan Strasberg

Editing

Jean-Pierre Cerreghetti

Sound

Yvon Benoît

Marcel Pothier

Michael Prestwood-Smith

Production Designer

Gaudeline Sauriol

Costume Designer

Andrée Morin

Sets

Claude Tremblay

Music

Carl Davis

Cast

Claire Bloom

Daniel Lavoie

Susannah York

Julian Glover

Angèle Coutu

Marie-Jo Thério

Fanny Lacroix

Production

The Book of Eve Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 40
St-Paul-D'Abbotsford, Quebec
J0E 1A0
(450) 379-5304
(450) 379-5742
bookofeve@qc.aira.com


Coproduction – United Kingdom

Focus (Book of Eve) Ltd. The Rotunda Studio
R/O 116 - 118 Finchley Rd.
London,
NW3 5H1
44-207-435-9004
44-207-431-3562
focus@pupix.demon.co.uk


Distribution – Canada

Christal Films Distribution inc.
1217, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2L 2R3
(514) 336-9696
(514) 815-1542
info@christalfilms.com
www.christalfilms.com


International distribution

Lions Gate Films
2 Bloor St. W.
Suite 1901
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3E2
(416) 944-0104
(416) 944-9670
feedback@lgcopr.com
www.lionsgatefilms.com



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