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Eva, Eva, Eva...

posted 11 years ago by KatrinaW
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Please tell me you didn't stay with psycho boyfriend Harry, who you pretty much knew was mentally ill after your first night with him, and who killed his dogs and cheated on you with the boxing match girl, and whose house you dreaded going into, and from whom you tried to escape numerous times... but instead went off with the ever-so-slightly tortured yet relatively normal, not to mention gorgeous, intelligent, sweet, and well-traveled Joseph Lees (who gets extra points, not that he needs them, by being played by the still stunning and talented Rupert Graves, the hottie).

[–] aces_boss_yo 11 years ago

I agree! Especially with the Rupert Graves bit! wOw! He's HOT!

I might as well enjoy my life and watch the stars play!

[–] meadowlark54 9 years ago

Yes, Graves is incredibly good looking and sweet in this and Eva deserved to be with him. It was so sad and frustrating to watch her get trapped by that manipulative, selfish loser Harry. She made a mistake moving in with him in the first place. She had a relationship with Joseph when she was younger, I wondered why she didn't keep in touch with him.

[–] mnbush 8 years ago

Poor Eva was a victim of her times. Women weren't taught to take charge of their lives and make decisions based on their needs and desires. Quite the opposite. Go along to get along was the way to live. That's what the entire Feminist Movement was about. (i.e.: Making it 'okay' to want to be something other than what someone else expected of you regardless of what that is, a doctor, a teacher, a mother, wife or nuclear scientist.)

I found this film beautiful and very tragic.

[–] tokyojapan-59350 8 years ago

I saw part of this on tv last night. Good period piece....I miss these old English movies from the 90s.