Ava: Forty-Eight Hours In The Life Of Ava Gardner (2024)

1954. Ava Gardner is in Cuba, the air thick with the scent of rum and cigar smoke, a brief respite after filming The Barefoot Contessa. Her agent’s urgent offer—a global promotional tour—finds her. She accepts. The spectacle begins in South America, a whirlwind of adoring crowds and champagne-soaked receptions. Her presence commands every room. But in Rio de Janeiro, the atmosphere curdles. The bright lights of the parties dim against a gathering, personal darkness. The flawless public performance meets a private, unscripted reality.