Film · 1950 · Drama
All About Eve
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1950
★ 8.6 editorial score
The sharpest script ever written about ambition: an aging star takes in an adoring young fan, and theater people have been quoting the lines for three-quarters of a century.
“Obviously, [the director] had been observing the theatre and its charming folks for years with something less than an idolater's rosy illusions and zeal. And now, with the excellent assistance of Bette Davis and a truly sterling cast, he is wading into the theatre's middle with all claws slashing and settling a lot of scores.”
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