The book Eva - Ticket to Paradise
| Movie | |
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| German title | The book Eva - Ticket to Paradise |
| Original title | The Book of Eve |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 98 minutes |
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| Director | Claude Fournier |
| script | Claude Fournier, Terri Hawkes |
| production | Marie-José Raymond |
| music | Carl Davis |
| camera | Ivan Strasburg |
| cut | Jean-Pierre Cereghetti |
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The book Eva - Ticket ins Paradies (original title: The Book of Eve ) is a Canadian love film by Claude Fournier from the year 2002. Fournier and Terri Hawkes wrote the screenplay based on a novel by Constance Beresford-Howe .
action
Retired teacher Eva Smallwood suffers from her dominant husband. She invents a fictional friend May, with whom she speaks. When Eva turns 65, she moves out and finds a small apartment in a notorious residential area. There she meets the neighbor Johnny, who comes from Romania and is much younger than her. Eva and Johnny begin a love affair. She later discovers that Johnny has another girlfriend.
background
The film, shot in Montreal, cost approximately 6.3 million Canadian dollars to produce . Its world premiere was in September 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival .
Reviews
For Geoff Pevere of the Toronto Star , The Book of Eve - Ticket to Paradise was "a quirky little movie." According to Prisma , however, it is "an enchanting love story".
The first spoke of a “film that is as extraordinary as it is magical”. He is "romantic, with a good sense for emotional nuances and a dash of humor".
Web links
- The book Eva - Ticket to Paradise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The book Eva - Ticket to Paradise at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Official website (English)