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| Three Faces of Eve, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 08 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
1413-85 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
91 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1957 |
| (LD Release Date): |
01/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Nunnally Johnson |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Nunnally Johnson |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Robert Emmett Dolan |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Lyle R. Wheeler & Herman A. Blumenthal |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Marjorie Fowler |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Nunnally Johnson |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Three Faces Of Eve, based on the book by Corbett H. Thigpen, M.D. and Hervey M. Cleckley, M.D.,stars Joanne Woodward in the title role. She won an Oscar® for her performance as a woman suffering from split personalities, with Lee J. Cobb portraying her psychiatrist and David Wayne as her astounded and desperate husband. Styled to portray a clinical TV-inspired documentary, the supposedly true story is narrated by Alistair Cooke. Its deep ’50’s undertones suggest that women who want to be other than a housewife are insane. But it is the fine dramatic performances and excellent widescreen compositions that are most appealing in this Fifties work.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.35:1 aspect ratio of this transfer is true to the original composition. The black and white picture is clean with generally good grayscale, although shadow detail is poor and sharpness is not as crisp as it could be. The picture has a “Perry Mason” television look. Picture detail just drops off in dark scenes.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is compressed and mono. and does not impart the dynamics to effectively underscore the drama.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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