Frau Eva

{{short description|1916 German silent drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Frau Eva

| image = Erna Morena 1925 Alexander Binder 001.jpg

| caption = Erna Morena as Frau Eva

| director = Robert Wiene

| producer = Oskar Messter

| writer = Alphonse Daudet (novel)
Artur Berger
Robert Wiene

| narrator =

| starring = Erna Morena
Emil Jannings
Theodor Loos
Margarete Kupfer

| music = Giuseppe Becce

| editing =

| cinematography = Karl Freund

| studio = Messter Film

| distributor = Hansa Film

| released = {{film date|1916|2}}

| runtime =

| country = Germany

| language = Silent
German intertitles

| budget =

| gross =

}}

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

References

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Bibliography

  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.