All About Eve

All About Eve (1950) starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Davis stars as a fading Broadway star who takes in a devoted fan (Baxter), who turns out to be a conniving bitch who wants to use Davis (and others) to start an acting career of her own. The film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Sanders). This is a perfect little film with a brilliant script (by Mankiewicz) that tells a human story which rings true. (Subtitles are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: A