 The character of Eve (The Mother) was created by Woody Allen (qv)  with Ingrid Bergman (qv) in mind. He offered her the role, but she  regretfully declined, as she was already committed to shoot  _Höstsonaten (1978)_ (qv) in Norway with Ingmar Bergman (qv). The  part went to Geraldine Page (qv) instead, and then both she and  Bergman were nominated for those films for Academy Awards and Golden  Globes. Both lost out to Jane Fonda (qv) (who won for  _Coming Home (1978)_ (qv))