Frau Eva is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Erna Morena, Emil Jannings and Theodor Loos. It was based on the 1874 novel Fromont and Risler by Alphonse Daudet. The film was Jannings' first starring role, his previous appearance having been as an extra in Im Schützengraben.Jung & Schatzberg p.195
Plot
An ambitious wife spends all of her husband's hard-earned money and then commits suicide out of remorse.Jung & Schatzberg p.40
Cast Erna Morena - Eva Emil Jannings Theodor Loos Margarete Kupfer Alexander Antalffy
References
Bibliography Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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