Didn't Do It For Love

Plot

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.

Cast

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