''A Woman Like Eve'' () is a 1979 Dutch

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Nouchka van Brakel Nouchka van Brakel (born 18 April 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director known for her 1982 movie ''Van de koele meren des doods (film), Van de koele meren des doods''. That movie, and A Woman Like Eve, A Woman Like Eve (1979), established ...

, about a woman who leaves her husband for another woman. The film stars

Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Career Van de Ven's film debut as an actress was in the Paul Verhoeven film ''Turkish Delight'' in 1973. This film was an immediate breakthrough ...

in the title role of Eve, with

Peter Faber Peter Faber, SJ (, ) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Francis announced his canonization in 2013. Life Ea ...

as her husband Ad and

Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to: * Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician * Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress * Maria Schneider (musician) (born 1960), American musician and composer * Maria Schneider (ca ...

as Liliane, who becomes Eve's lover. The plot focuses on the child custody battle that ensues after Eve leaves her husband. The characters' names are references to the biblical Adam, Eve, and

Lilith Lilith (; ), also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the first wife of Adam and a primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Eden ...

. The film had festival showings at

FILMEX The Los Angeles International Film Exposition, also called Filmex, was an annual Los Angeles film festival held in the 1970s and early 1980s. It was co-founded by Gary Essert, George Cukor and Philip Chamberlin in 1970. In 1976, Alfred Hitchco ...

: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) (1980); San Francisco International Gay Film Festival (1981), and Gay & Lesbian Media Coalition's "Out on the Screen" Festival (1992). The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

52nd Academy Awards The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Cast

as Eve *

as Liliane * Marijke Merckens as Sonja *

as Ad *

Renée Soutendijk Renette Pauline Soutendijk (born 21 May 1957), known professionally as Renée Soutendijk (), is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's fi ...

as Sigrid * Anna Knaup as Britta *

Mike Bendig Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...

as Sander * Truus Dekker as Mom * Helen van Meurs as Lawyer

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* * Lisa DiCaprio
''Lianna'': Liberal Lesbianism
''Jump Cut'', no. 29, February 1984, pp. 45–47. Contrasts ''A Woman Like Eve'' to

John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films '' The Brother from Another Planet'' (1984), '' Matewan'' (1987), ...

's film '' Lianna''. 1979 films 1979 drama films 1979 LGBTQ-related films 1970s Dutch-language films Dutch drama films Dutch LGBTQ-related films Films about female bisexuality Films directed by Nouchka van Brakel Films set in the Netherlands Lesbian-related films 1970s LGBTQ-related drama films Films produced by Matthijs van Heijningen {{LGBT-drama-film-stub

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