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Beautifully Unconvincing
This was not a very bad movie, however an honest Hollywood mistake. Joanne Woodward gives a shaky performance unworthy of an Oscar. This motion picture looked too unreal and the plot was like a fictional comedy to me instead of a tearjerker. To this day, directors still have not learned that there are some subjects you don't make films on, like this very private matter of a woman with multiple personalities. This was my first Joanne Woodward film I've seen; winning shamefully the Academy Award for Best Actress. This film just drags on and on with no real inciteful meaning. Take it from a guy who knows a thing or two about films: DO NOT BUY THIS ONE!

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Groundbreaking Hollywood handling of Schizophrenia
Joanne Woodward's stellar performance as a woman afflicted with multiple personality syndrome gives empathy and to victims of emotional disorders. Lee J. Cobb is equally brilliant as the man desperately seeking to help end Woodward's torment.

In nearly 50 years since production of this Classic, much advancement in Psychology and medicine in general has occured. The early days of Psychology, a field still barely explored in the 1950s, rendered countless "patients" as incurable and hopeless cases. More enlightened than the late 1800's "Nelly Blye" institutions, the mid 20th century methods still showed an element of cruelty that today could not be imagined.

"The Three Faces Of Eve", though fictional, relied in great part on evidence at hand regarding treatment methods of the mentally ill. Dated only due to the great strides made since then, this film remains a milestone in filmmaking, tackling a tabu subject in need of exposure. This is not a Saturday Night entertainer, but a serious and important film.*****

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Joanne Woodward is incandescent in this complex role.
This compelling drama centers around superb performances by Joanne Woodward and Lee J. Cobb. The unusual nature of the story is introduced and explained by (a very young!) Alistair Cooke, and that setting prepares viewers for what is to come. Because this presentation is art, not news reporting, the film may not always be exactly true to the "real story." Fine art takes purposeful liberties with reality, and this film is certainly a fine example of cinema art. Engrossing, entertaining, and enlightening! Highly recommended.