National Theatre Live: All About Eve
The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?
- 8.5
- 2019
- Released
- 2h 12m
Gillian Anderson
Margo Channing
Lily James
Eve Harrington
Monica Dolan
Karen Richards
Ian Drysdale
Max Fabian
Tsion Habte
Phoebe
Jessie Mei Li
Claudia Casswell
Julian Ovenden
Bill Sampson
Sheila Reid
Birdie
Rhashan Stone
Lloyd Richards
Stanley Townsend
Addison Dewett
Philip Voyzey
Pianist
Released
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- #based on play or musical
- #hollywood
- #starlet
- #1920s
- #1930s
- #filmed play
- #filmed theater
- #aspiring actress
- #national theatre
- #nt live
Reviews
Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of ‘All About Eve’ isn’t perfect, but it’s a deeply fascinating and unsettling piece of work, celebrating Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s writing and characters while exposing a deeper darkness at its core. The acerbic wit falls away to an emotional violence that haunts you long after, especially with such powerhouse performances from Gillian Armstrong and Lily James. This is a fa