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Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Samuel L. Jackson served as a producer, and starred in the film with Lisa Nicole Carson, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good and Diahann Carroll.
Nov 7, 1997 · Eve's Bayou: Directed by Kasi Lemmons. With Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield. What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her?
Sep 5, 2022 · This is how Eve’s Bayou opens, embarking on a cinematic journey that blends memory, history, love, death, and mystery. As the film’s 25th anniversary approaches, the movie’s cultural ...
Nov 7, 1997 · Certainly Aunt Mozelle's gift is real; her prophecies have a terrifying accuracy, as when she tells a woman her missing son will be found in a Detroit hospital on Tuesday. But Mozelle cannot foresee her own life: "I looked at each of my husbands," she says, "and never saw a thing." All three died.
The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz (Lynn Whitfield), and teenage sister, Cisely...
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A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this critically-acclaimed Southern drama. 289 IMDb 7.2 1 h 48 min 1997. X-Ray R. Drama · Downbeat · Emotional · Sensual.
Apr 12, 2017 · “Eve’s Bayou” is a haunting drama of love, hate, guilt and sorrow, and is surprisingly more complex and powerful than expected. It freely drifts around emotional realism and magic realism via its distinctive Southern atmosphere.
Rooted in Creole history, folklore, and mysticism, Eve’s Bayou is a scintillating showcase for a powerhouse ensemble of Black actresses—including Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, and the legendary Diahann Carroll as a voodoo priestess—as well as a profoundly cathartic exploration of trauma, forgiveness, and the elusive nature of truth.
Jul 22, 2022 · Louis Batiste (Samuel L. Jackson), the local town doctor with a special bedside manner, is a loving father and a philandering husband. His wife Roz (Lynn Whitfield) is forced to admit her family...
Mar 7, 2019 · Kasi Lemmons created a film which opened doors, allowing black independent women filmmakers to venture on the edge of awakenings, creating rich and complex stories with no responsibility other than to create unrestricted, carefree, Black art. A look at the greatness and influence of Eve's Bayou.
