John Brooks Looking at the title and poster of this film, the period it was made in, this easily could've been yet another okay straightforward production from the 50's. Films at the time were usually pretty 'thick' and unsubtle with how it managed the psychological element. Too obvious.This here has nothing that is obvious. As the disclaimer states, it's all based on a totally true story and lots of the script is word for word as it happened so 'the film wrote itself', but really there's very good structure and pace to it.In a sense, this isn't even really a "psychological film" in that it focuses on the story rather than the mental complex itself as a film like Freud (Montgomery Clift) would be more of. As obvious as the narrative is ultimately, this film does very well not to uncover everything too quickly, and paces itself just right, not a single dull, obvious or redundant moment. Very well made, and just the right length.And Joanne Woodward easily could've been just another pretty broad putting in a good but predictable shift at the office... but goodness, she is absolutely brilliant, surprisingly good, in this one. By any measure, it was a particularly difficult job to do, and she far exceeds doing it merely right. And what a beautiful woman too ! So much character and warmth and feminine wit...Lee J.Cobb does an excellent job here too and shows in contrast with his performances for example in 'On the Waterfront' or in '12 Angry Men' that he can do the big ole scary villain/tough guy as well as here, the sophisticated psychologist.Ultimately, this film surely could've been better and been a 9 or a 10 but does really well all in all, and one of the main criticisms would be that the ending is too rushed as it is the ultimate climax and answer to the entire film's happenings, if only it could've been explained a bit more or given more depth...8/10.

priyantha-bandara Thought this movie does not fit the entire criteria of a psychological thriller it does have a very good potential of being one. But due to its nature calling it a drama filled with mystery is rather more suitable. And the best thing about The Three Face of Eve is that the viewer gets to know the plot somewhat in detail at the right beginning of the movie and the narrations made in intervals yet the curiosity of the background is never lost but improved by it. And I believe that this is one of the best movies based on true events and a biography surrounding psychology that actually starts and ends strong than a fiction. The Three Faces of Eve is based on the true story of a woman named Chris Costner Sizemore (Best known as Eve White) who was suffering from the rare condition of multiple personalities. The whole movie is a clinical experience as the script is largely based on actual medical records provided by her psychiatrists. Only possible explanation I can provide of the plot (without revealing too much) is that it's based on the treatments which Eve went through and the sessions with her psychiatrists. Though it might sound a bit too predictable or boring as a plot for a movie it actually is deep and very interesting. And surprisingly it hits a very strong climax. It is evidently low budget and played only with very few characters but the strength of the plot does not depend in such big numbers of investment of actors. It is purely a very fascinating case to witness for us mundane everyday people. We have seeing multiple personalities in more of movies based on thriller category than mystery category and for me this was an eye opener to certain disbelief's that I had over such individual created by other fictional movies. Coming back to the production the movie was after the book written by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley. And it's directed by Nunnally Johnson. Joanne Woodward plays the character (or rather three characters) of Eve and without a doubt it is brilliant. To prove it she won the Oscar for best actress in 1957 for her performance in this. The Three Faces of Eve is a very character driven movie just like most of the classics are. And it makes it a movie worth watching which eventually gives the viewer a certain insight to people and their personalities. You may explain this story as clinical, scientific or sexual but whatever it is it will make you think.

kenjha Based on a true story, this film looks at the case of woman with multiple personality disorder. Woodward, in only her third film and her first lead role, won an Oscar and became a star with her fine performance here. Also good are Cobb as her psychiatrist and Wayne as her less-than-understanding husband. After starting with an interesting premise, the film tends to bog down in psychoanalysis. Too much time is spent on conversations between psychiatrist and patient, yet little insight is provided into the nature of the disorder. Furthermore, a complex disorder is presented as too simple, as is the final resolution.

classicsoncall I long ago learned to be skeptical of movies purporting to be a true story, or 'based' on a true story as it were. What I learned in doing some follow up on this picture, the story of Eve didn't end here, but continued for a number of years more and wound up including even more personalities. For all of that, "The Three Faces of Eve", whether accurately presented or not, makes for a fascinating film. I say that because Joanne Woodward's performance actually scared me a few times, not in the sense of having a dimension of horror to it, but as a frightening possibility that someone would actually have to go through life this way. The other unusual aspect of Eve's disorder had to do with the way each personality knew and was able to talk about the others. I suppose one could intuitively argue pro or con on the ability for that to occur with multiple personality disorder, but with no background or study in the field, I'm just not able to say.I've just recently watched two other pictures with Joanne Woodward - "Rally Round the Flag, Boys" and "The Long, Hot Summer", and I wasn't particularly impressed with her performance in either. With 'Eve', I'm satisfied that her reputation achieved the proper recognition with an Acadeny Award for the amazing job she did here. I really had the sense that she was somehow channeling these different characters into her portrayal, and it seemed at times genuinely creepy. Trying to put myself in the place of Mr. White, I just can't imagine what I would have done under the same circumstances. Probably better not to think about it.Nice job too by Lee J. Cobb as Eve's psychiatrist. I had to wonder though if the real Dr. Luther might have been just a bit more animated and incredulous at the idea of Eve's disorder. After all, every session with her afforded an opportunity to break new ground in exploring this frontier of mental illness. The naturalness in the way he spoke with and called forth Eve's various personalities was rather intriguing to me. I had to wonder if there was a clinically right or wrong way to approach multiple personality disorder, and here he was just plowing right ahead.Right after watching the movie I took a look at the clip of Miss Woodward accepting her Best Actress Oscar from John Wayne. Her acceptance speech was brief and to the point, though it was a bit surprising to hear her mention that she had dreamt of the moment since she was nine years old. It was interesting to learn that she had set a goal like that at such a tender age, about the same time a young Eve White was experiencing a trauma that would affect her life so dramatically forever.