ALL ABOUT EVE (1950): 75th Anniversary
In Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s iconic showbiz satire, Bette Davis plays an aging actress who takes a younger fan under her wing, unaware the fan’s ruthless ambition will threaten her own career.
Description
One night after a performance, aging stage actress Margo Channing (Bette Davis) meets an adoring young fan, Eve (Anne Baxter), who slowly insinuates herself into her life. But Margo quickly learns Eve is far from naïve–her ruthless ambition threatens to topple Margo’s career and closest relationships.
Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, ALL ABOUT EVE is one of cinema’s most scathing (and most endlessly quotable) dissections of ambition, aging, and the theater world. Bette Davis delivers a career-defining performance in a film that earned rare double Best Actress Academy Award nominations (Davis’ ninth, Baxter’s second) and left an enduring legacy that extends to everything from pop culture journalism to prestige television.
This film is part of 1950 Oscar Best Actress Trifecta, a trio of films playing at BAM on Saturday October 11.
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden
Showtimes
In-Person
8:00 PM - BAM Rose Cinemas
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