Best-selling author Tyvian Jones has a life of leisure in Venice, Italy, until he has a chance encounter with sultry Frenchwoman Eva Olivier. He falls for her instantly, despite already having wedding plans with Francesca Ferrara. Winning Eva's affection proves elusive; she's more interested in money than in love. But Tyvian remain steadfast in his obsession, going after Eva with a fervor that threatens to destroy his life.
Directed by Joseph Losey
sexual obsession
rome, italy
call girl
older woman seduces younger guy
femme fatale
downfall
novelist
mysterious woman
seductress
gold digger
home wrecker
cruel intentions
film director
downward spiral
wicked woman
artistic fraud
adulterous husband
self-destructive behavior
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3.3 / 5
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Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Eva Olivier
Stanley Baker
Tyvian Jones
Giorgio Albertazzi
Sergio Branco Malloni - a Movie Director (uncredited)
James Villiers
Alan McCormick - a Screenwriter
Virna Lisi
Francesca Ferrara
Riccardo Garrone
Michele - a Player
Lisa Gastoni
The Red-Headed Russian
Checco Rissone
Pieri
Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo
John R. Pepper
The Little Boy
Gilda Dahlberg
Vittorio De Sica
(uncredited)
Crew
Joseph Losey
Director
Evan Jones
Writer
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Robert Hakim
Producer
Federico Savina
Sound
James Hadley Chase
Novel
Pasqualino De Santis
Camera Operator
Robert Hakim
Presenter
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
PoochieVince
5.0★ · 03/04/26
I saw the low reviews but I thought I would still give it a chance because Scorsese recommended it. I was pretty bored the whole time, confused by the weird dubbing and thinking about that huge bathtub 🛁 😍
I saw the low reviews but I thought I would still give it a chance because Scorsese recommended it. I was pretty bored the whole time, confused by the weird dubbing and thinking about that huge bathtub 🛁 😍
Lety
9.0★ · 06/07/25
What is your bare face doing in the dawn light? Where did you go the night your wife died? It is a judgment, to look at Rome forever and see nothing.
What is your bare face doing in the dawn light? Where did you go the night your wife died? It is a judgment, to look at Rome forever and see nothing.
Eva Millwerm
6.4★ · 06/07/25
jeanne moreau you diva, what a terrible leading man you were stuck with
jeanne moreau you diva, what a terrible leading man you were stuck with
