Eve (2008 film)

Eve
Directed by	Natalie Portman
Written by	Natalie Portman
Produced by	Annette Savitch
Starring	Lauren Bacall Ben Gazzara Olivia Thirlby
Cinematography	Adam Kimmel
Edited by	Tricia Cooke
Music by	Sufjan Stevens
Production company	Handsomecharlie Films
Distributed by	Relativity Media
Release dates	September 1, 2008 (2008-09-01) (Venice) October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) (Hamptons)
Running time	21 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Eve is a 2008 American romantic comedy short film written and directed by Natalie Portman, starring Lauren Bacall, Ben Gazzara, and Olivia Thirlby. The film was produced by her production company Handsomecharlie Films and distributed by Relativity Media.

Plot

Kate (Olivia Thirlby) is a young woman visiting her grandmother (Lauren Bacall) to talk about her mother Eve, but instead she surprisingly ends up as both chauffeur and chaperone on her grandmother's romantic dinner date with a widower named Joe (Ben Gazzara).

Cast

• Lauren Bacall as Grandma
• Olivia Thirlby as Kate
• Ben Gazzara as Joe
• Nicholas Rotundo as Maître D'
• Richard Delia as Bruce
• Chris Colombo as Stunt Driver

Production

Eve was shot on location at the Firebird Restaurant in New York City.

Release

Eve premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2008 in Venice, Italy. The film opened the festival's short film section and was screened alongside 23 other films from around the world.

On October 17, 2008, Eve received its North American premiere when it was screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York.

External links

• Eve at IMDb
• ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Eve at AllMovie