A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder, lives in a large house with his cast and crew as he films Dumas' Lady of the Camellias. His accountant informs him he has many unpaid bills and little cash on hand. EVA throws a fit and fires him. He then proceeds to play one person off against another, dismiss with cruelty his recent lover Ali, sleep openly with his leading lady Gudrun, and make a direct and public play for his leading man, Walter. He's mercurial, dictatorial, and manic. Will he finish the film, having drawn great performances from his actors through his manipulations, or will his antics set events in motion that spin out of his control?
Eva Mattes
as EVA
Lisa Kreuzer
as Gudrun / Marguerite
Werner Stocker
as Walter / Armand
Charles Regnier
as Yvonne
Charles M. Huber
as Ali
Carola Regnier
as Else
Albert Kitzl
as Max
Towje Kleiner
as Manfred
Lothar Borowsky
as Production Manager
Maria Mettke
as Dancer
Loek Dikker
as Camera Operator
Frank Büssing
as Camera Ass.
