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Didn't Do It For Love (1998)
Directed by Monika Treut
Overview
DIDN’T DO IT FOR LOVE is a documentary portrait of Eva Norvind, a.k.a. Mistress Ava Taurel, born Eva Johanne Chegodaieva Sakonskaya in Trondheim, Norway. The film follows Eva’s many careers, from her time as a showgirl in Paris to becoming Mexico’s Marilyn Monroe in the 1960s to establishing herself as New York’s most famous dominatrix in the 1980s. Using clips from Norvind’s Mexican films, stills from various periods, and interviews with friends, partners and family, Treut’s documentary traces Eva’s search for the wellspring of her obsessive and dark sexuality.
Length 81 minutes
Actors
Eva Norvind | Nailea Norvind | Georg Kajanus | Johanne Kajanus | Naian González Norvind | Paul Vernstad | Barbara Wilde | Esther-Marie Wiig | Juan Ferrara | José Flores | Nicolás Echevarría | Maria Beatty | Marja-Liisa Simula