A Man Like Eva

Overview

A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder, lives in a large house with his cast and crew as he films Dumas' Lady of the Camellias. His accountant informs him he has many unpaid bills and little cash on hand. EVA throws a fit and fires him. He then proceeds to play one person off against another, dismiss with cruelty his recent lover Ali, sleep openly with his leading lady Gudrun, and make a direct and public play for his leading man, Walter. He's mercurial, dictatorial, and manic. Will he finish the film, having drawn great performances from his actors through his manipulations, or will his antics set events in motion that spin out of his control?

Cast

Eva Mattes

EVA

Lisa Kreuzer

Gudrun / Marguerite

Werner Stocker

Walter / Armand

Charles Regnier

Yvonne

Charles M. Huber

Ali

Carola Regnier

Else

Albert Kitzl

Max

Towje Kleiner

Manfred

N/A

Lothar Borowsky

Production Manager

N/A

Maria Mettke

Dancer

N/A

Loek Dikker

Camera Operator

N/A

Frank Büssing

Camera Ass.