Yapım :1950 Ülke : Amerika Tür : Drama Süre : 138 dakika IMDB Puan : 8.5/10 IMDB ID: tt0042192
A.K.A a.k.a. Best Performance (1950) (USA)(working title)
Oyuncular Bette Davis - Margo Channing Anne Baxter - Eve Harrington George Sanders - Addison DeWitt Celeste Holm - Karen Richards Gary Merrill - Bill Sampson Hugh Marlowe - Lloyd Richards Gregory Ratoff - Max Fabian Barbara Bates - Phoebe Marilyn Monroe - Miss Caswell Thelma Ritter - Birdie Coonan
Bilgi :Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore. Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona of film actress Talullah Bankhead. Davis line "Fasten your seatbelts, its going to be a bumpy night" is legendary, but, in fact, all of the films dialog sparkles with equal brilliance.Stage star Margo Channing is friend to playwright Lloyd Richards and his wife Karen, in love with director Bill Samson, and the idol of Eve Harrington who becomes her secretary-aide. Eve begins to dominate: she sends Bill Margos birthday wishes and arranges a party for him, at which point Margo explodes. Eve becomes Margos understudy and, when Margo misses a performance, critic Addison DeWitt gives her rave reviews while making acerbic remarks about aging actresses like Margo. At Margo and Bills engagement party Eve tries to force Karen to get her the lead in Lloyds new play. Margo tells Lloyd she is going to retire. Eve gets the part but Addison reveals to her he knows the lies and schemes she used to get where she is.Broadway legend Margo Channing, aging but not gracefully, has everything: a successful career, close friends, a man who loves her. She also has a fan named Eve Harrington, who manages to worm her way into Margos life, in order to "study her like a blueprint". Eves sweet facade is soon seen through by a number of people, most quickly by theater critic Addison deWitt, who decides to become her mentor. Eve achieves her goal of Broadway stardom, leaving a trail of unhappiness, but ultimately contentment, behind her.