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Eve (2008 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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).Lankford, Loren (September 2, 2008). "[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/sufjan-stevens-lends-music-to-natalie-portmans-sho.html Sufjan Stevens lends music to Natalie Portman's short film]". 'Paste'. Retrieved on September 3, 2008.
Cast
*Lauren Bacall as Grandma
*Olivia Thirlby as Kate
*Ben Gazzara as Joe
*Nicholas Rotundo as Maitre'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, called "corto-cortissimo" (English: "short and shortest"), 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.
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